Bart Ehrman And The Quest Of The Historical Jes... -

: He predicted this cataclysm would happen within the lifetime of his own disciples.

: Jesus believed the world as he knew it would end imminently. He taught that God would soon intervene to overthrow the forces of evil and establish a new kingdom on Earth. Bart Ehrman and the Quest of the Historical Jes...

To reconstruct Jesus' life, Ehrman uses specific historical criteria to evaluate the New Testament gospels, which he views as religious literature rather than dispassionate history. Jesus Before Christianity | Dr. Bart Ehrman : He predicted this cataclysm would happen within

: Ehrman argues these "imminent end" sayings are likely authentic because later Christians—knowing the end had not come—would have no reason to invent them. 2. Methodology: Distinguishing Fact from Legend Bart Ehrman and the Quest of the Historical Jes...