Bart Ehrman and the New Testament — A Dialogue

Jan 26 | Pastor J.D. | 3 Comments | Digg Delicious Twitter Facebook Google Bookmark

Are you curious about the origins of the New Testament we have today? Do we have the original manuscripts? Can we trust the copies that have been passed down to us? In short, is the Bible I have in my living room really the same one written by the apostles?

If any of those questions pique your interest, you’ll be sure to find an upcoming dialogue intriguing. Drs. Bart Ehrman and Daniel Wallace will be discussing the origins, transmission, and reliability of the New Testament in an event called Is the original New Testament Lost? Dr. Ehrman is a prolific writer and professor of religion right here at UNC-Chapel Hill, and has often publicly questioned the trustworthiness of the New Testament. Dr. Wallace is a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, and has traveled the world preserving manuscripts of the Greek New Testament. Both men are top-tier scholars with excellent minds.

After Dr. Ehrman and Dr. Wallace present their respective positions, the audience will be invited to engage in a time of Q&A. This is great chance for you to hear from two renowned scholars about the origins of the New Testament, and to even have some specific questions answered. I get questions about this sort of thing a lot, so I know a lot of you are interested!

You can get tickets for the event here for $10. If you happen to be a UNC student or faculty, for you the event is free! The dialogue will be held on February 1st  at 7:00 PM, at UNC Memorial Hall.

3 Responses to “Bart Ehrman and the New Testament — A Dialogue”

  1. Jason says:
    January 27, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    I’m very interested in this discussion, and I would love to attend. Unfortunately I no longer live in North Carolina. If anyone hears anything about any sort of web cast or attends and is told of an audio recording or something that I could purchase or download later, please shoot me an e-mail. jason@acts420.com

    many thanks,

  2. Dustin says:
    January 30, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    Hey Jason (and others),
    The dialogue is going to be video recorded and then posted online for later viewing. It will be available for free online at http://ehrmanproject.com or the YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/ehrmanproject).

  3. Jason says:
    February 1, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    Wonderful. Thank you, Dustin.

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