Bart Ehrman
| Bart D. Ehrman | |
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| Born |
October 5, 1955 Lawrence, Kansas, United States |
| Residence | Durham, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | BA (1978), MDiv (1981), PhD (1985) |
| Alma mater |
Moody Bible Institute Wheaton College Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Employer | The Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
| Known for | New Testament authentication and textual variants, historical Jesus, early Christian writings, orthodox corruption of scripture. |
| Notable work | Misquoting Jesus; God's Problem; Jesus Interrupted; Forged; and How Jesus Became God. |
| Title | James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Beckwith |
| Children | Kelly and Derek |
| Website | bartdehrman |
Bart Denton Ehrman (/bɑːrt ˈərmən/; born October 5, 1955) is an American professor and scholar, currently the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is one of North America's leading scholars in his field, having written and edited 30 books, including three college textbooks. He has also achieved acclaim at the popular level, authoring five New York Times bestsellers. Ehrman's work focuses on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the development of early Christianity.
Ehrman grew up in Lawrence, Kansas, and attended Lawrence High School, where he was on the state champion debate team in 1973. He began studying the Bible and the Biblical languages at Moody Bible Institute, where he earned the school's three-year diploma in 1976. He is a 1978 graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, where he received his bachelor's degree. He received his PhD and M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where he studied under Bruce Metzger. He received magna cum laude for both his BA in 1978 and PhD in 1985.
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