If Bart Ehrman misremembers an event, does that mean he is unreliable? In this episode Dr. J guides you through a case study using Dr. Bart Ehrman as an example of how a source can still be reliable even if the source gets a detail wrong.

Dr. Ehrman’s Interview on the MythVision podcast can be seen here:    • Dr. Bart Ehrman’s Top 3 Favorite New Testa…  

Find the panel discussion from the 2019 Gospel Differences conference here:    • Mike Licona, Rob Bowman, Bart Ehrman, & Cr…  0:04:44

Intro Music 0:05:16

Welcome and Introduction

0:07:27 Announcements

0:12:20 The Staff or No Staff Issue

0:16:12 Bart Tells the Story

0:22:34 A Thought Experiments

0:30:17 Break

0:33:27 The Implications of Bart’s Memory Hiccup

0:45:33 Recap of the Thought Experiment

0:47:49 Wrap Up

Mark Lester

Mark Lester is a Media Associate at Defenders Media, 501c3 and contributes to the work of Dr. J through Veracity Hill.

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