The Unknown Gospels | with Dr Bart Ehrman

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 30. 07. 2024
  • Today friend of the channel Dr Bart Ehrman is back to talk to us about the Gospels and what scholars have uncovered and discovered about them. Are these books the gospel truth on the life of Jesus? Or a series of separate, contradictory stories for different audiences?
    If you enjoy this topic, please consider Dr Ehrman's new online course on the Unknown Gospels! Registration Includes Lifetime Access to the 8-Lesson Online Course complete with: Eight 30-minute lectures by Dr. Bart Ehrman; Discounts for additional courses in the "How Scholars Read the Bible" series; PDF lesson guides; FAQ's; Additional reading list to dive deeper and Audio downloads for listening on the go. I love Bart's courses, they're a truly fantastic source of information if you're interested in counter-apologetics or biblical history! This is the biggest one yet, I can't wait đŸ€“
    If you register before July 27th you can get the early bird discount of $47.95, before it returns to the usual price of $53.95, a great deal for a lecture series like this! Please check it out, using my cheeky link:
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  • @EmmaThorneVideos
    @EmmaThorneVideos  Pƙed 2 lety +55

    Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoy this topic, please consider Dr Ehrman's new online course on the Unknown Gospels! I love Bart's courses, they're a truly fantastic source of information if you're interested in counter-apologetics or biblical history! This is the biggest one yet, I can't wait đŸ€“
    Register before July 27th to get the early bird discount of $47.95, before it returns to the usual price of $53.95, a great deal for a lecture series like this! Please check it out using my cheeky link: emmathorne--ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/ đŸ“šâ™„
    You get lifetime access to eight 30-minute lectures by Dr. Bart Ehrman; discounts for additional courses in the "How Scholars Read the Bible" series; PDF lesson guides; FAQ's; a reading list to dive deeper and audio downloads 😁

    • @nenmaster5218
      @nenmaster5218 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Hot Take: Atheist- and Science-Channel are Siblings, so to speak, d for mutual benefit, Atheist-CZcamsrs should go out of their way and collab with Science-CZcamsrs.
      Shared Interests like debunking Science-Denial can be 1 of many potential Points here.

    • @charlesthebald3671
      @charlesthebald3671 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Even though it was inevitable that the list of giant chickens would eventually reach a point where saying all the names became impractical, I think it would be a shame to let the joke die. So, what I suggest is that at the end when you cut back to you to wish us all a lovely week, cut back and say "Goddamn it Connla", and then wish us all a lovely week.

    • @johnnyrepine937
      @johnnyrepine937 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@charlesthebald3671 kinda like at the Facility with Kyle Hill's so many names scrolling by on Aria, I don't know how I'm going to pass the time...
      Goddamit Connla

    • @daemonsw77
      @daemonsw77 Pƙed rokem +3

      I've thoroughly enjoyed Ehrmans perspective on the gospels. Its good to see you promoting his good work. So many of his conclusions I came to also and was a wonderful find while studying theology these many decades ive been blessed with this life. It so cool you were able to sit down with him, im jealous lol

    • @AdolfsGirl
      @AdolfsGirl Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

      jesus never existed by kenneth Humphreys

  • @silirat
    @silirat Pƙed 2 lety +90

    This is the kind of episode that you don't have to watch, and I'm just listening to this guy talking about history and giggling like a school kid and stuff. It's great.

    • @chaosvii
      @chaosvii Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Same here

    • @Duckman75
      @Duckman75 Pƙed 2 lety

      why?

    • @blacktwitterforlaughs4743
      @blacktwitterforlaughs4743 Pƙed rokem +4

      One thing I love about Dr Ehrman is the fact that he doesn't endorse the common Scholarly fake presentation.
      He is real and true to his nature and character.
      And that is examplary to people of reason.

  • @TheWombat2012
    @TheWombat2012 Pƙed 2 lety +45

    Engrossing stuff. I remember during my “conversion to atheism” when I was only about ten years old (which was quite a few years back now) reading a bible I had been given. I read all four versions of the Jesus story in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and was puzzled at how different they all were.
    Keep up the great work Emma!! We love you. 💖

    • @daemonsw77
      @daemonsw77 Pƙed rokem +2

      its a shame you decided on atheism. Its a theological dead end, its not a path you should ever take unless you have researched all aspects of theology through out the world.

    • @Lerian_V
      @Lerian_V Pƙed rokem

      @@daemonsw77 You nailed it.

    • @Snoopitsa0405
      @Snoopitsa0405 Pƙed rokem

      @@daemonsw77 we have, and we're atheists.

    • @daemonsw77
      @daemonsw77 Pƙed rokem

      @@Snoopitsa0405 you had to edit one sentence? Somehow I don't believe you've studied anything, let alone have the ability to speak for a group as a whole or a part.

    • @josepheridu3322
      @josepheridu3322 Pƙed rokem

      Confirmation bias. If you do not want to be a doctor, studying medicine will probably make you hate it more. If you already loved medicine, it is likely you will learn the books of it even if you do not like it that much.
      Not saying what you did is wrong, but by the same weight others may claim they become Christian be considering the different gospels as different sources such as in any historical character. It is very subjective.

  • @skepticusmaximus184
    @skepticusmaximus184 Pƙed 2 lety +12

    I know its off topic, but don't you just love all the timber work in Bart's study.

  • @gilly_axolotl
    @gilly_axolotl Pƙed 2 lety +24

    I'm an athiest and around half a year ago got really angry at Christianity bc of my Catholic upbringing and the state of the world right now. A channel called faith evolving really changed that for me and helped me heal from past traumas. I'm def still an athiest but now I find biblical analysis so so intersting, so this is perfect timing. Can't wait to watch

    • @nasonguy
      @nasonguy Pƙed 2 lety +7

      I feel the same way. Don’t know where you live, but I’m in the US. Things are going

 less than ideal


      My wife is still a Christian, I am agnostic atheist. She is pissed. I am pissed. At times is is difficult for me not to be nasty and accusatory and the “angry atheist” toward her. Her and I share very similar morals and political beliefs. She was raised in a rather liberal religious framework and I was raised fundie to the core. Probably has something to do with our current beliefs lol.
      Anyways, just wanted to say that I do still try to be as non judgemental and angry towards her or Christianity in general. For similar reasons. The Bible really is soooo rich in cultural history, wonderfully complex stories and mythology, and even, dare I say it, moral teachings. But it is essential to understand it within it’s cultural, historical, and literary framework.

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Pƙed 2 lety

      I am sorry to hear that. Tell your wife to check out Acharya S aka D.M Murdock.

    • @nasonguy
      @nasonguy Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@Gamefan86 I wasn’t too clear on that. We’re both happy with our beliefs and neither of us feels like trying to convert the other. I just struggle at times with seeing so much shit done in the name of Christianity, and then going “see! Christianity is evil! It’s inherently immoral!” to my wife. Even though she is usually just as pissed off at those things/people as I am.

    • @chriskeel3096
      @chriskeel3096 Pƙed 2 lety

      youre not atheist, but catholic. if you got angry at some christians because your admitted "catholic upbringing", then you still carry those beliefs, which destroys the claim of atheism

    • @gilly_axolotl
      @gilly_axolotl Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@chriskeel3096 culturally Catholic. But I don't believe in God lmao

  • @namelesscompadre4095
    @namelesscompadre4095 Pƙed 2 lety +81

    One thing I can really appreciate about the Bible, and other ancient holy texts, is the fact that the contents were preserved for literally thousands of years, and it's a super interesting window into the culture and life of those that lived back then. I imagine that's probably what drove a lot of atheistic theologians, and even theistic ones, into their line of work and study.

    • @OcculticaLHP
      @OcculticaLHP Pƙed 2 lety +15

      That's half fair, but you have to remember that these texts have been altered in translation, and in every new version produced (whenever someone doesn't like a particular verse and decides to remove or change it, which has happened a LOT).
      The newer the version, the less they resemble the original

    • @AllanMogensen
      @AllanMogensen Pƙed 2 lety +14

      @@OcculticaLHP Keep what you like and change or omit what you donÂŽt like. ThatÂŽs about what made any religion what it is today

    • @razorednight
      @razorednight Pƙed 2 lety +7

      At one time or another there were lots of books in the Bible that aren't considered canon any more. So the Bible hasn't been preserved, it's been chopped and changed many times.

    • @jayeee2756
      @jayeee2756 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Except they're not really.

    • @ilovefunnyamv2nd
      @ilovefunnyamv2nd Pƙed 2 lety

      you have a point, meanwhile in this day and age we can't recover text messages from 2 years ago!

  • @DarkMatterVisible
    @DarkMatterVisible Pƙed 2 lety +8

    Bart's great, he seems like a really fun guy to talk with.

  • @saml.purecats4695
    @saml.purecats4695 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Now, I can start my Saturday (Canada) lol!

  • @leptonsoup337
    @leptonsoup337 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Bart's enthusiasm is AMAZING.

  • @adavis5926
    @adavis5926 Pƙed rokem +2

    Thank you for this video. I've just discovered your channel. I've read all of Ehrman's books and now delighted to find out about this course. It may have to wait until I finish one by James Tabor :)

  • @djparn007
    @djparn007 Pƙed 2 lety +28

    You are a great interviewer, Emma. I love your channel.

  • @hugopritchard8455
    @hugopritchard8455 Pƙed rokem

    I appreciate this conversation. Thank you.

  • @The_Serpent_of_Eden
    @The_Serpent_of_Eden Pƙed 2 lety +34

    Nice interview! I'm taking Dr. Ehrman's class and I'm excited; I've read his book on the evolution of Christian thinking on the afterlife, but this will be the first lecture series of his I've attended. He's a good writer who conveys complex, specialized info very well.

  • @pengumaestro
    @pengumaestro Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I am so glad I bumped into your channel! I'm also an European ex- Christian so I relate a lot with what you say.
    In every country of our lovely continent is so different. If you ever want to look into the Spanish perspective, lmk!

  • @johnnyrepine937
    @johnnyrepine937 Pƙed 2 lety

    Absolutely love all of your interviews with Dr Bart.
    I this time I think yours is the second interview with him for this particular course watched, so now I gotta make the rounds and find the others.

  • @jwalker6168
    @jwalker6168 Pƙed 2 lety +14

    Dr. Ehrman's work is fantastic. I always learn something from him.

  • @terryjwood
    @terryjwood Pƙed rokem +1

    I just love your videos with Bart Ehrman!

  • @IanBLacy
    @IanBLacy Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Emma uploaded! Best part of the week

  • @adamlancaster5192
    @adamlancaster5192 Pƙed 2 lety

    Nice video Emma! I recently found your channel. I love your interviews and your whole quirky personality. I might be subscriber 100001!

  • @guthrie_the_wizard
    @guthrie_the_wizard Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I love Emma’s giggles. đŸ„°
    More importantly, I love her work. Great interview!!

  • @rawalshadab3812
    @rawalshadab3812 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    Very informative! Nice to see someone talking about jesus without being a nutter

  • @Bexchoklad
    @Bexchoklad Pƙed 2 lety

    Congrats on 100k subs Emma! Keep up the amazing work, we all love ur videos. Maybe you could do a Q&A or something to celebrate? Anyways, huge milestone, you totally deserve it 😊

  • @SequencesOfSounds
    @SequencesOfSounds Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Most of us barely functioning in this heat, meanwhile Emma out here casually pulling off an incredible interview with the Dr Ehrman.

  • @fancymcclean6210
    @fancymcclean6210 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Just signed up for this course and I'm excited to once more take part in one of Dr Ehrman's 'scholastic extravaganzas'. Really looking forward to this in August. Go Bart. Flaxen Saxon.

  • @alexmcgilvery3878
    @alexmcgilvery3878 Pƙed rokem +1

    Really interesting conversation. There is always a context which expands our understanding of what the Gospels say. Historical, literary, theological, source (that's a fun one) and more. I find it fascinating that the more one really digs into the gospels, the less they are about salvation and going to heaven, and the more they are about living with justice and righteousness on this earth.

  • @improv6132
    @improv6132 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    See, this is why I dig your content. Nuance, kindness, and thoughtful questions. Great video as per usual Emma.

  • @robg5958
    @robg5958 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Well done Emma. Any video that includes Bart Hermann is more than welcome. He is a man who I could listen to for hours. I will be checking out the course. Please keep doing what you're doing, it's vital!

  • @LaraBee
    @LaraBee Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Almost 100k subscribers? Congrats, well deserved, Emma!

  • @JustinW332
    @JustinW332 Pƙed rokem +1

    What he said in the first few minutes about them all being separate books is what I've been saying for a long time or trying to with people I know. The Bible isn't one ongoing story. It's a collection of different books written by different people.

  • @raoulduke7668
    @raoulduke7668 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hey, I'm your 100.000th sub! Congratz! Love the videos, keep it up Emma!

  • @septixskeptix1107
    @septixskeptix1107 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Love this stuff. I've listened to a lot of Dr. Ehrman's lectures but have yet to read one of his books. Very knowledgeable and insightful guy.

  • @Warweredeclared
    @Warweredeclared Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Alright, this is weird, I don't often comment, but I just wanted to say, as a polytheistic pagan who has for some time loved both your content and Dr. Ehrman, seeing you two discuss things is just very awesome. The thoughtfulness you both bring is exactly what i hope to be able to bring to my own personal theology.

  • @vickonstark7365
    @vickonstark7365 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Always a great watch. Thank you Emma đŸ™ŒđŸŒ

  • @sarahshelby6555
    @sarahshelby6555 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I can't help but notice how appropriate it is that you are commenting about being sweaty from the heat, meanwhile your clock on the wall in the background is melting.

  • @mgrzx3367
    @mgrzx3367 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hi Emma, love what I learn from you and the giggles. I'll stfu now, before it gets wrong. Thank you.💓đŸŒč

  • @alw1217
    @alw1217 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Stay hydrated, that heat is the evil. Great video

  • @sirequinox4874
    @sirequinox4874 Pƙed 2 lety

    This was very good. Wish it had gone on longer.

  • @lonegroover
    @lonegroover Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Thanks Bart & Emma, very interesting.

  • @danielmartz4769
    @danielmartz4769 Pƙed 2 lety

    The Pureflix ad I got with a mockunentary movie referencing the Shroud of Turin which “no one has ever been able to prove” was priceless! I mean, people have disproven it, but I can’t argue with the quote.

  • @toddybear101
    @toddybear101 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hey Emma, love your vids!
    I got a little shock when autoplay kicked in and I was taken to "What is Marriage" by 'Church Public', and it may be another to add to your reaction/discussion list, as I believe most of the video is tosh 😂
    Thanks for doing what you do ~

  • @tomsenior7405
    @tomsenior7405 Pƙed 2 lety +23

    Quality stuff. Cheers Emma. We still use the term "You can take it as Gospel", to describes any daft claims, which are only supported by: "A Vicar in a Frock believes it", or "Weird Dave up the Pub is convinced". "You can take it as Gospel" is the equivalent to "Take it with a pinch of salt".

    • @seaandstorm
      @seaandstorm Pƙed 2 lety +10

      Hi Tom, I've never heard it used that way. (here in the United States) I've always heard "the gospel truth" to mean something that can be counted as true. Interested to know where you're from.

    • @picklejuice2
      @picklejuice2 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      interesting. i’ve only ever heard this phrase being used as “this is true!”
      it’s a phrase used to emphasize truth. at least i’m the US (which would make sense if that were different in other countries)

    • @Torthrodhel
      @Torthrodhel Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I dunno, I'm from England and I've not heard it used that way either. So it's not just reserved to America. I do like it used that way, though! Neat useage!

    • @tomsenior7405
      @tomsenior7405 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@seaandstorm For almost all people, you are absolutely right. Ironically enough I live in God's own County. Despite declaring herself to be a Christian Nation with the Church intertwined with the State, Most people do not identify as Religious. The Church is now a laughable joke A Relic, a sham, a place for the elderly to sit in god's waiting room. Welcome to Merrie Olde England.

    • @th8257
      @th8257 Pƙed rokem +2

      Umm. That's a fairly "unique" interpretation. I'm in the UK, and to "take it all as gospel" means the exact opposite. Something that can be trusted as true. The phrase "DON'T take it as gospel" means don't trust it.

  • @promiscuous5761
    @promiscuous5761 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thank you.

  • @McFlingleson
    @McFlingleson Pƙed 2 lety

    Really liking the all-wood aesthetic in Bart's house.

  • @williamcooper8024
    @williamcooper8024 Pƙed 2 lety

    Wonderful! What a delightful way to start a day

  • @karenfernandez979
    @karenfernandez979 Pƙed 2 lety

    This was interesting . Thank you!

  • @fluffysheap
    @fluffysheap Pƙed 2 lety +10

    Quality video. Imagine trying to understand Jesus by, you know, looking at actual Jesus!
    If more Christians cared about the historical Jesus, Christianity would make more sense.

    • @RichWoods23
      @RichWoods23 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      If Christians cared more about Jesus a lot of them would have to rethink their behaviour!

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Christianity began as sun worship, the stories about Jesus are symbolic.
      He is just a personification of the sun, made into a god figure later on.
      The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north.
      In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin"
      The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind"
      The sun is "The light of the World"
      The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea.
      "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays.
      Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo.
      The sun's "followers", "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass.
      The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High": thus.."he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
      The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 degrees, hense, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.
      The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes.
      The vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected.
      The reason why saviour myths are so similar with a godman who is crucified and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 disciples, is that these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the planet, because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe.
      In other words, Jesus Christ and all the others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the Gospel fable is merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun throug the heavens.

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Pƙed 2 lety

      Jesus is completely made up, he is a fictional allegory for the sun.

    • @thomash.schwed3662
      @thomash.schwed3662 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@Gamefan86 Interestingly, some Christians and, for that matter, post-Christian groups which have incorporated elements of Christianity into their beliefs and practices (including a certain post-Christian group which insists upon calling itself Christian despite rejecting the Christian doctrine on the divinity of Christ), tacitly acknowledge this connection to sun worship by applying Malachi 4:2 to Christ, claiming that he is "the Sun of righteousness" who would shine forth with "healing in his wings". Of course, that word picture can be trace back to the winged sun disk of ancient Egypt. Incidentally, the group I mentioned parenthetically above at one time had a series of Bible study books the later editions of which had a winged sun disk embossed on the front covers. Of course, to the reader this was intended to evoke the word picture of Malachi 4:2; but, it should be noted that the writer of the first six volumes of that series maintained a deep interest in Egyptian pyramidology, even going so far as to inculcate in his readers and listeners to his sermons that the Great Pyramid of Giza was "the Bible in stone". Several years after his death, those who stayed with the legal corporation he co-founded would reject the Egyptian pyramidological aspects of that teaching, although they still hold to other fantastical aspects (albeit with a different chronology than he had instituted).
      None of this is to uphold and subscribe to such ideas. However, it is intriguing to see the history of how such fantastical beliefs developed over the course of time if only because it shows why such are so deeply entrenched even today.

  • @brachiator1
    @brachiator1 Pƙed 2 lety

    I good Interview by a layperson. Good, thoughtful questions. Well done.

  • @umbomb
    @umbomb Pƙed rokem

    Thanks!

  • @RealStuntPanda
    @RealStuntPanda Pƙed 2 lety

    Very informative. Thanks!

  • @daemonspudguy
    @daemonspudguy Pƙed rokem

    Hey look everyone, it's Bert Hermann!

  • @jonboy2950
    @jonboy2950 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    You are a nice articulate young lady.

  • @Motherplantmusic
    @Motherplantmusic Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Looks like just another few days till you hit 100,000 subscribers. Congrats!!!! Love your shows.

  • @DaisyHollowBooks
    @DaisyHollowBooks Pƙed 2 lety

    Interesting. I’ll check it out. I enjoy your channel.

  • @holliemae5812
    @holliemae5812 Pƙed 2 lety

    Best channel on CZcams.

  • @tomfrombrunswick7571
    @tomfrombrunswick7571 Pƙed 2 lety

    Great stuff in a condensed form

  • @andym2612
    @andym2612 Pƙed 2 lety

    I remember hearing about "The Unknown Gospels" about 30 years ago through the heavy metal singer Glenn Danzig. He called them "The Lost Books of the Bible". They contained the whole bit about Jesus smiting one of his playmates.

  • @adam-obaseball
    @adam-obaseball Pƙed 2 lety

    Love the brick background Emma.

  • @bodabodapasta1500
    @bodabodapasta1500 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Hey Emma, just discovered ur channel a couple of days ago and already love ur content. Ur videos always make me smile, so thanks! Just thought you might be interested in something from Uganda I discovered about a year ago. To provide some context I’d recommend watching the “missionaries of hate” documentary but basically several years or so ago, there was an anti-homosexuality bill (sort of meant to be a crackdown on the already oppressed lgbt+ people in that country) that religious evangelicals and some kind of lawyer or MP called David Bahati were trying to get passed. Arguably the most infamous evangelical backing the bill was Pastor Martin Ssempa. I’d recommend looking him up, but he’s most famous for debates he’s been in and his overly sensational sermons. I just thought it would be up your alley because some of the stuff he rants about looks like something out of a comedy sketch, since he’s accidentally given birth to an entire meme culture stemming from a meme dubbed “eat da poo poo”. He’s also a conspiracy theorist as you might have guessed. I strongly recommend you look this up because it’s hilarious and is pretty similar to the content you react to, albeit perhaps a bit more crass.
    I can’t post links bc I can only access yt on my phone but I’d suggest searching for the “why r u gae” interview, missionaries of hate as mentioned earlier, as well as perhaps perusing the CZcams channels: “Pasta Senpai” and “Poopoophobic Pasta”, which are channels dedicated to the meme culture and have many clips from debates and interviews featuring pastors like Ssempa, as well as the full interviews if ur interested.
    If u see something in there you can make a video on it would be cool and entertaining to hear your take on it! Have a lovely summer!

  • @faithvsrationality4623
    @faithvsrationality4623 Pƙed 2 lety

    Relly enjoyed.

  • @chloeirnes
    @chloeirnes Pƙed 2 lety

    Great video as always!

  • @karnovtalonhawk9708
    @karnovtalonhawk9708 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Emma as usual quality work. you make the word a better place. from this old aussie man thanks for the vids. only have one child and she is like you. smart, informed and capable of critical thinking.

  • @mikeharrison1868
    @mikeharrison1868 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thanks

  • @Onechaoticlibrarian
    @Onechaoticlibrarian Pƙed 2 lety

    Loved this. :)

  • @michaelpiper8198
    @michaelpiper8198 Pƙed 2 lety

    believer in the multiverse where a reality has formed around every possibility including deities (though they would just be advanced alien lifeforms technically) here and I gotta say I love where you go with your video's even though if I so much as mention these things to people around me I'll get yelled at....which is honestly hilarious so imma definitely share this with them XD keep up the great content!!

  • @pokemonfanthings4444
    @pokemonfanthings4444 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Awesome guest and great info. Thank you

  • @EdrickBluebeard
    @EdrickBluebeard Pƙed 2 lety

    Absolutely unrelated, just noticed the Mass Effect stuff in the background and now I am jealous of your helmet.

  • @robertcross7734
    @robertcross7734 Pƙed 2 lety

    I would love to see you do a interview with Paul Wallis on this interpretation of the bible.

  • @richardnunziata3221
    @richardnunziata3221 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I hope he covers some of Richard Carrier: The Historicity of Jesus. Also great lectures

    • @solar_baby1392
      @solar_baby1392 Pƙed 2 lety

      I don't think he would. They conflict in some key places and I believe there is a little bit of a thing between them right now.

    • @jayeee2756
      @jayeee2756 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      He's not a big fan.

  • @Enzorgullochapin
    @Enzorgullochapin Pƙed 2 lety

    Great Collaboration. Indeed :)
    Congrats!@ 100 K Subs. Here is to 1 M.

  • @goldrussh
    @goldrussh Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Hey you're approaching 100K subscribers, good on you girl! Yes Bart is great, like him lots 👍😊

  • @toothpastehombre
    @toothpastehombre Pƙed 2 lety

    Delightful

  • @sir.sithis7619
    @sir.sithis7619 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Hello Emma, thanks for this interesting video I learn alot of new things today. I also notice your almost have 100 k subscribers and I wanted to congratulate you ahead of time, wishing you more subscribers and a nice shiny youtube award. You been a great youtuber very mature but still hilarious and sweet. Have a lovely weekend.

  • @captainobvious2435
    @captainobvious2435 Pƙed rokem +2

    What I always find interesting is Bart Ehrman remarks that if Jesus was fake his brother James would've known about that. James was a Jewish heretic, he thought Jesus visited him after death and James died a heretic. Or, more correctly was thrown down from the temple as a heretic. James foolishly thought Jesus, his brother, was raised from the dead.

  • @davidkeller6156
    @davidkeller6156 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    I love this kind of content. I’m a believer in God, but not a Christian, though I was raised as one. I’ve read quite a bit on the history of the Bible, Torah, and New Testament. Also read about the Gnostic texts and some of the texts, themselves. There’s one of those, in particular, that intrigued me as it sounds very related to an Advaita Vedanta idea.
    Anyway, after hearing this interview I’m definitely going to check our Dr. Ehrman’s books. There things I’ve learned that really intrigue me. The four Gospels really didn’t have names associated with them originally. When looking at the earliest known text of Mark, and a text written a century later, there are twelve extra verses at the end. I’ve read about other additions, redactions, mistranslations, etc. that occurred over the centuries. I really want to know more. Honestly, I wish I could back in time and observe something as important as the beginning of Christianity. For that matter, I’d like to know more about the early verbal stories and the beginnings of the Torah. The Vedas and later development of Vedanta interest me, too.

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley Pƙed 2 lety +1

      The Gospel writers knew much less about the world they lived in than you do. They commonly blended facts with fiction

    • @sdlorah6450
      @sdlorah6450 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I recommend Dave Hunt's books In Defense of the Faith and Cosmos, Creator & Human Destiny to you.

    • @davidkeller6156
      @davidkeller6156 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@sdlorah6450 Thanks! I’ll check it out.

  • @BoredBob
    @BoredBob Pƙed 2 lety

    New shelf addition. :)

  • @Clutchtampa
    @Clutchtampa Pƙed 2 lety

    So hot it melted ur clock đŸ€Ł! Great interview love the content!

  • @jennifersilves4195
    @jennifersilves4195 Pƙed 2 lety

    Bart is always a good listen.
    Are you connected with MythVision or Gnostic Informant at all?
    Digital Hammurabi/Josh and Megan are the best.

  • @LaCafedora
    @LaCafedora Pƙed 2 lety

    This was very interesting, but also not terribly surprising. I was already aware that the Bible is a collection of works from a variety of sources that were created over a long period of time. I'm not even sure that the term "Bible" is specific enough to refer to something non-ambiguous. How many different Bibles are there, what are the differences between then, and who decides which one is the right one? I would be extremely interested in a video discussing the details (or at least an overview) of how thoes works were selected and who did the selecting.

  • @tookie36
    @tookie36 Pƙed 2 lety

    Go Emma đŸ’„

  • @Clarytee217
    @Clarytee217 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Shiny sweaty people đŸŽ¶

  • @sf34r1
    @sf34r1 Pƙed 2 lety

    I had heard it was hot in the UK, but Emma’s wall clock melting is really too much! đŸ€Ł

  • @duanewilkinson9739
    @duanewilkinson9739 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    As always Emma this is a quality well done video 
. As a Christian I was always taught to believe that the Gospels were the absolute truth !!!
    Dr Bart has opened my eyes and I’ll now read them in a new and enlightened way!!
    Your questioning was on point as ever
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    Keep up the fab work Enma

    • @celsus7979
      @celsus7979 Pƙed 2 lety

      I recommend Mythvision Podcast channel on youtube for great interviews with scholars including Bart Ehrmann on early christianity.
      Lots to think about!

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Pƙed 2 lety

      Christianity began as sun worship, the stories about Jesus are symbolic.
      He is just a personification of the sun, made into a god figure later on.
      The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north.
      In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin"
      The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind"
      The sun is "The light of the World"
      The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea.
      "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays.
      Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo.
      The sun's "followers", "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass.
      The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High": thus.."he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
      The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 degrees, hense, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.
      The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes.
      The vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected.
      The reason why saviour myths are so similar with a godman who is crucified and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 disciples, is that these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the planet, because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe.
      In other words, Jesus Christ and all the others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the Gospel fable is merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun throug the heavens.
      Check out Acharya S. aka D.M Murdock for more info.

  • @stuartgibbs5538
    @stuartgibbs5538 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    A lot better than last week's Cube Jesus, does that have a historical context...

  • @silentbob4569
    @silentbob4569 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    As always great work

  • @solexxx8588
    @solexxx8588 Pƙed rokem +1

    Historians of the time wrote in a style that a historian would record chronological historical events. The gospels were not written in the style of a historian. They are fictions written by cultists. There are other stories (gospels) that tell a completely different story that the christian church refuses to recognize because they oppose the doctrine.

  • @shadowone01x99
    @shadowone01x99 Pƙed rokem

    Great interview.
    Please provide a list of the non-cannonical gospels.

  • @JMannus65
    @JMannus65 Pƙed 2 lety

    My favourite gospel is Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

  • @nannyg666
    @nannyg666 Pƙed 2 lety

    Stay cool, Emma!

  • @roselotusmystic
    @roselotusmystic Pƙed 2 lety

    👍🙏
    WellCome to 'TheBigTimes', Emma đŸ˜»
    Gospel of Thomas 👍

  • @peterritchie5593
    @peterritchie5593 Pƙed 2 lety

    you need to buy a synoptic gospel good stuff !

  • @matthewloeffler5846
    @matthewloeffler5846 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hoping it’s not too hot for you. We have similar temperatures in California, but that’s normal and we have air conditioning.

  • @ctakitimu
    @ctakitimu Pƙed 2 lety

    This guys face is as animated as one of my favorite authors, "Jim Butcher"

  • @bemasaberwyn55
    @bemasaberwyn55 Pƙed 2 lety

    Stay chilled Emna

  • @MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen
    @MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen Pƙed 2 lety +4

    What? No "God damnit Connla"?! I feel... empty and confused D:

  • @sauloftarsus3351
    @sauloftarsus3351 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    The Lord Jesus Christ is what a real man is.

  • @cthellis
    @cthellis Pƙed 2 lety

    Shiny, happy people, conducting intervieeeeews


  • @jendrah80
    @jendrah80 Pƙed 2 lety

    I love his courses! If this interests you I’d recommend it for sure

  • @gggooding
    @gggooding Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Don't quote me on this...Jesus says, "I have come to throw my fire upon the world and watch it blaze" in either Thomas or Peter (I forget which). Not sure what that means; it's definitely badass; and also _certainly_ for the *best* that that line isn't an inspiration to modern troublemakers and roustabouts.

  • @angelawossname
    @angelawossname Pƙed 2 lety

    It has been 0C in Alice Springs, and like you, people are neither set up for it or acclimated to it. Alice Springs has a large indigenous population, most of them don't have heating. I could never afford air conditioning until about 10 years ago, and 40C heat waves are common here, but I grew up with that kind of heat.

  • @car0lineadams108
    @car0lineadams108 Pƙed 2 lety

    There's two song's I would like to share with your audience... David Bowie and MickJagur... Dancing in the Streets'. And ' living on the edge ' from Aerosmith. đŸ€—