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^Don't forget the one where Justin Martyr seems to imply that there is gospel under the name of Peter: … and when it is said that [Jesus] changed the name of one of the apostles to Peter, and when it is written in the memoirs of him that this so happened... - ‘Dialogue with Trypho’ chapter 106 Also,...

Paul. While I don't believe this for a second, I've often wondered if the whole thing was a scam by Paul. He made it all up and went around starting churches telling them that there was a mother church in Jerusalem that he was collecting money for, etc.

1) Thessalonians 2.15-16 says Jesus was crucified by "the Jews". Is this almost certainly a later interpolation? Nope. A case can be made for its potential interpolation, but nothing that is "almost certain" (to clarify, I'm not saying that it's "almost certain" that i...

^Cook is certainly no mythicst though, so clearly he doesn't think the gospels are entirely fictional / allegorical. Yes, but what does "entirely fictional" mean, anyway? One should be careful not to drill all words and phrases down to oblivion. What does "anyway" mean, anyway? ...

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^Cook is certainly no mythicst though, so clearly he doesn't think the gospels are entirely fictional / allegorical.

^If I recall correctly, Ehrman said that he had allowed Zeba Cook to read his pre-published book for critique. I'd love to hear Cook's thoughts on it.

According to Ehrman's blog, he will be debating Richard Bauckham on the UK's "Unbelievable" radio show in the near future.

Thanks. Just downloaded it.

^I agree with just about everything you've said here, Ken. Ehrman's historicist and Chritological views are not as solid as is often implied, but the Doherty/Carrier view doesn't make things any clearer, with the biggest question mark hanging over their thesis being their reading of Paul. I lean tow...