Misquoting Jesus

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Misquoting Jesus is a popular-level book by New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman that examines how textual changes and transmission errors in the Bible have affected its modern form and interpretation.

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instanceOf book
popular-level biblical studies book
aimsAt general audience
author Bart D. Ehrman NERFINISHED
basedOn New Testament manuscript evidence
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedBy some evangelical Christian scholars
explains methods of New Testament textual criticism in accessible language
focusesOn errors in the copying of biblical manuscripts
how scribal changes affected the text of the New Testament
how textual changes influence Christian doctrine and interpretation
intentional alterations in biblical manuscripts
unintentional alterations in biblical manuscripts
genre biblical criticism
popular scholarship
religious studies
hasChapterOn how the New Testament canon was transmitted
scribes and their practices
textual changes affecting the divinity of Jesus
textual changes affecting the doctrine of the Trinity
hasCompanionWork Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why NERFINISHED
hasImpactOn popular perceptions of biblical inerrancy
hasMainTheme no original New Testament manuscripts survive
the Bible has been altered during centuries of copying
theological implications of textual variants
influenced public discussions about the reliability of the New Testament text
intendedAudience non-specialists interested in the Bible
language English
libraryOfCongressClassification BS2325 .E37
marketedAs trade book
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
notableFor bringing New Testament textual criticism to a mass audience
sparking debate between conservative and critical biblical scholars
originalPublisher HarperSanFrancisco NERFINISHED
praisedFor clarity of explanation
making technical scholarship accessible
publicationYear 2005
publisher HarperOne NERFINISHED
relatedWork Forged NERFINISHED
Jesus, Interrupted NERFINISHED
The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture NERFINISHED
subject Bible NERFINISHED
Christian origins
New Testament textual criticism NERFINISHED
history of the Bible
textual variants in the New Testament
transmission of the New Testament text

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Bart D. Ehrman notableWork Misquoting Jesus