Summary of Bart D. Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus

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#1 The polytheistic religions of the ancient Western world did not require bookish beliefs or ethical codes, as books played almost no role in their religion. Judaism, on the other hand, stressed its ancestral traditions, customs, and laws, and maintained that these had been recorded in sacred books.

#2 Christianity, the religion of Jesus, was also a bookish religion from the very beginning. Christians, from the very beginning, valued the books of their tradition.

#3 The first Christians wrote letters to each other, which were extremely important to the communities. These letters were later regarded as scripture.

#4 The New Testament is made up of letters written by Paul and other Christian leaders to Christian communities and individuals. These letters were important to the early Christian communities because they bound them together and helped make Christianity different from the other religions scattered throughout the empire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669392590

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The polytheistic religions of the ancient Western world did not require bookish beliefs or ethical codes, as books played almost no role in their religion. Judaism, on the other hand, stressed its ancestral traditions, customs, and laws, and maintained that these had been recorded in sacred books.

#2

Christianity, the religion of Jesus, was also a bookish religion from the very beginning. Christians, from the very beginning, valued the books of their tradition.

#3

The first Christians wrote letters to each other, which were extremely important to the communities. These letters were later regarded as scripture.

#4

The New Testament is made up of letters written by Paul and other Christian leaders to Christian communities and individuals. These letters were important to the early Christian communities because they bound them together and helped make Christianity different from the other religions scattered throughout the empire.

#5

The life of Jesus was interpreted by Paul and others in light of the Jewish scriptures. These books were in wide use among Christians, who used them to see what they could reveal about God’s will.

#6

The lives of Jesus’s early followers were also of interest to the growing Christian communities of the first and second centuries. Accounts of the apostles were written, and many other fragments have survived only in fragments.

#7

The end of the world was a source of fascination for early Christians. They believed that God would soon intervene in the affairs of the world to overthrow the forces of evil and establish his good kingdom, with Jesus at its head.

#8

The early Christian communities