{"product_id":"9780061863288","title":"Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicking up where Bible expert Bart Ehrman's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eMisquoting Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e left off, \u003ci\u003eJesus, Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the larger issue of what the New Testament actually teaches—and it's not what most people think. Here Ehrman reveals what scholars have unearthed:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe authors of the New Testament have diverging views about who Jesus was and how salvation works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Testament contains books that were forged in the names of the apostles by Christian writers who lived decades later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesus, Paul, Matthew, and John all represented fundamentally different religions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablished Christian doctrines—such as the suffering messiah, the divinity of Jesus, and the trinity—were the inventions of still later theologians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are not idiosyncratic perspectives of just one modern scholar. As Ehrman skillfully demonstrates, they have been the standard and widespread views of critical scholars across a full spectrum of denominations and traditions. Why is it most people have never heard such things? This is the book that pastors, educators, and anyone interested in the Bible have been waiting for—a clear and compelling account of the central challenges we face when attempting to reconstruct the life and message of Jesus.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078478807280,"sku":"9780061863288","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061863288_p0.jpg?v=1763623530","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061863288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}