You can sign up to Dr. Ehrman's course on History, Myth and Legend in Genesis here: emmathorne--ehrman.thrivecart.com/in-the-beginning-tc/ Check out the description for more details and a link to Bart's blog :] I hope you enjoy this video, it was such a wonderful privilege for me to interview Bart and learn that he is as lovely as people say!

@arsenicjones9125

2 жыл бұрын

Dr Bart can have neither my time nor my money until he addresses his academic dishonesty. It’s wildly unethical for him to misrepresent other scholars that he claims to have read so that he can scoff and strawman.

@paulmorris6177

2 жыл бұрын

@@arsenicjones9125 Fine. Bye.

@mako9579

2 жыл бұрын

@@arsenicjones9125 Could you elaborate on that?

@arsenicjones9125

2 жыл бұрын

@@mako9579 review Dr Carriers responses, multiple, to Dr Barts appearance on holykoolaid. If you’d like a video version it’s on GodlessEngineers channel. Regardless of if you agree w Dr Carriers position, Dr Barts actions are intellectually dishonest to the point of being unethical.

@arsenicjones9125

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulmorris6177 big boi. I did leave. W/o watching any of the video or even completing the ads.

What was very striking to me was that he just seems like a genuinely fun and nice guy to have a conversation with. His passion really shines through his words.

Impressive! Dr Bart Ehrman talks such sense. I know that he is highly respected for his works. And you have him on your Show! Such a joy to see this interaction. This is a fine step-up from the likes of low-life Hovind. Lovely to see this little chat. Cheers Emma.

It's honestly adorable how passionate Dr Ehrman is about this topic, what a great chap!

I cannot believe how good these collaborations are getting. First there was Paulogia with Steingard, now this?! 😍🥰

@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT

2 жыл бұрын

This interview is basically part of a tour through the skeptosphere to plug Ehrman's lecture series. But I agree in principle on the synergistic value of crossover episodes.

@joe19912

2 жыл бұрын

@@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT It is, but Ehrman has been doing more regular interviews and such. I'm sure he and other scholars realize KZread is increasing the best way to connect with the public, and especially those interested in their specialty.

@rougewilliam7155

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Kris

This is wild. I've just spent two days down a Dr. Ehrman rabbit-hole, watching a ton of his videos and learning so much that I never knew about the Bible. Then suddenly he appears on the amazing Emma Thorne's channel!

@KBosch-xp2ut

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a sign from…?

I absolutely love religious discussions like this!! Settling down with my knitting and my biscuits for this one

@jonathanpeden9930

2 жыл бұрын

Question - do you become so engrossed that you find yourself knitting biscuit cosies? Agree that these discussions are priceless.

@cozycasasmr4510

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanpeden9930 🤣

I had a pair of classes with Dr. Dan Wallace, a one-time debate partner of Dr. Ehrman's. Watching that debate was a starting point for my partner's deconversion experience. We both ended up leaving Christianity, though both had our own journey to get there. Thanks for the part you played in that, Dr. Ehrman!

I'm always delighted to see how down to earth Dr Ehrman is and his willingness to engage with the KZread community. I also appreciate his publication of his lectures and courses, making them available without having to go back to university.

Today? What a treat! I’ll listen whilst I tile. You’ll be a good accompaniment to grout to Emma!

@JvS1711

2 жыл бұрын

"Good accompaniment to grout" 🥇

That's so cool that you got Bart Ehrman on your channel! When I first identified as an atheist ten years ago, just about the first thing I did was get two of his "Great Courses" series and learn about the actual history of the Bible. It was fascinating.

Splendid stuff - love actual scholars who aren't clouded by irrational beliefs, congrats for getting him on for this. Also, you're a charming and engaging interviewer, so kudos there too.

I was born and raised a Catholic and did 13 years in Catholic schools. Even way back then we were not taught that Genesis was literal. We did bible stories when really little but as soon as proper schooling started we were taught about science and how the bible should be looked as a way ancient people made sense of the world and how they should live their lives. This creationist thing seems like an American phenomena that's been exported to the christian world.

@vegeta4693214

2 жыл бұрын

That's due to a difference in religion. Catholics have sources outside the bible like saints and the Pope, while the different branches of protestant Christianity only rely on the bible and their interpretation of it. And of course if your only source of knowledge of God is the bible, then the bible cannot be wrong or else the very foundation of your belief falls apart.

@shegocrazy

2 жыл бұрын

@@vegeta4693214 Interesting. I guess a lot also depends on the pope at that moment but nevertheless I can't imagine Catholics ever going back to the bad old days of "fire & brimstone" and heretic hunts.

@vegeta4693214

2 жыл бұрын

@@shegocrazy Because catholics have hierarchy. A single priest can go crazy and ask to go back to witch hunts, but the church would reject him. On the other hand, a Baptist pastor can go crazy and do the same, but there isn't any higher pastor to tell him he's nuts.

@shegocrazy

2 жыл бұрын

@@vegeta4693214 true

This was one of the few interviews where both participants seem to truly enjoy it. Also, Emma asked Dr Ehrman why he likes what he studies, which few interviewers give the guest a moment to explain why they work hard to deeply understand a topic. Nicely done

Back before I was deconstructing I was in an Apologetics class at my church. Dr. Ehrman helped start the process of deconstructing. I can't recommend his books any more than I already do. This is a crossover I wasn't expecting but I am living for it!

@MichaelAChristian1

2 жыл бұрын

So he attacked your faith with LIES. The bible is objectively true as we speak. Jesus loves you! Neither is there salvation in any other! Call upon the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be SAVED! Get a king james bible and believe.

@liryns

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelAChristian1 objectively true? yeah okay lmao

@dvonzosch461

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelAChristian1 Sorry, I can't trust a book that teaches that the Sun ITSELF travels in motion over the Earth in the same way as the Moon does. --- Galileo and Copernicus disproved the bible author's viewpoint, as the " inspired " bible authors believed in the same false cosmology as the Sumero Babylonians. Read Joshua 10:12-13. Maybe you should read, like Ehrman suggested, Genesis 1, as the plants were created on day three, while the Sun was created on day four --- the " inspired" bible authors never knew about photosynthesis nor the Absolute Zero temperatures in outer space.

@MichaelAChristian1

2 жыл бұрын

@@dvonzosch461 There was no death until day 6. There was light on earth to start the first day. Where did the light come from. How readest thou? God created all things. Wake up! Jesus loves you! Call upon the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be SAVED!

@dvonzosch461

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelAChristian1 The measurement of a 24 hour day is by the Earth's movement around the Sun, and if the Sun wasn't created until day FOUR, how are the 1st four days measured ? --- you need to think this through, instead of being spoon fed scriptures by your pastor. How did the plants created on day three survive without the Sun, and in the Absolute Zero temperatures of outer space ? Astrophysical science has established that the Earth and the planets were formed from cooled matter _after_ the Sun, yet the Enuma Elish ( Genesis ) creation story claims that the Earth was created before the Sun. Joshua 10:12-13: " Then spoke Joshua to the LORD...Sun, stand thou still.... and thou [ also] Moon...." 13) " And the Sun stood still, and the Moon stayed [ still ] until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies..." --- Joshua commanded _BOTH_ the Sun itself, _and_ the Moon to stand still, not the Earth, which proves that the bible authors believed that the Sun, by itself, traveled in motion over the Earth in the exact same way as the Moon does, and, that it could be magically stopped, dead in the sky, simply by one man's prayer to Yahweh/Jesus ! Habakkuk 3:11 describes the same event: " The Sun AND the Moon stood still in their habitation...." WOW !

As a former journalism instructor, good interviews should sound like a conversation (without a list of questions to "get through"). This is a VERY good interview. Kudos Emma.

Way to go Emma! Your content has been getting better and better and I’m stoked to have discovered you this year!

I always love listening to Dr. Ehrman in these types of KZread interviews. Thanks Emma!

I am so glad I could catch this on replay. This makes a rather awful day so much better. So thrilled to have found this channel, I have thoroughly enjoyed every video I have seen. Take care Emma, and thank you for this great collaboration.

Marvelous episode Emma, will watch again later. Keep up the good work!

Holy crap! Super excited to see this collab. Ehrman has been very helpful for me in my deconstruction process. Love it

Thank you for the interview, the link to the course and for all your amazing content.

Lovely interview Emma, thanks. Bart's passion and enthusiasm is wonderful, engaging and contagious!

Great work Emma. Not so much as an interview and more of a conversation with Bart. Beautifully done. 👍👍👍

This is one of my favorite Ehrman discussions so far. You're an excellent interviewer, Emma!

Wow Emma,it didn't take Hovind long to respond to this video. He must have one of his minions constantly checking your channel. Great vid,keep up the good work.

@symbungee

2 жыл бұрын

C'mon. Can't we live in a fantasy world? Kinda like Genesis. In my fantasy world Kent is actually watching these full videos and they are slowly unravelling his world view. Let me have this... ❤ don't mess with my happiness 😋

Really enjoyed your talk with Dr Ehrman, it really shows how much you are growing that you can get such a renowned scholar on. Keep up the great work. =]

What a happy coincidence, I was looking for a just

This is the most comfortable and cheerful I've seen Ehrman in what seems to be ages. I also really appreciate Ms Thone who asks intelligent questions and then steps aside from her own ego to hear what Dr. Ehrman has to say. A *lot* of other KZreadrs could learn a valuable lesson from her.

You can always tell a _real_ Doctor.

@vintagearisen

2 жыл бұрын

You mean his thesis doesn't start with "Hello, my name is Bart Ehrman"?

@Grim_Beard

2 жыл бұрын

Ehrman's doctorate is in bible studies, from a seminary. He's not a 'real doctor' like, for example, someone with a PhD in History from a real university department.

@TheOwlman

2 жыл бұрын

@@Grim_Beard Ancient languages rather than bible studies, and that seminary is accredited, unlike the diploma mill where Kent bought his phoney diploma. He is certainly more of an academic than Kent will ever be.

@smartchick5637

2 жыл бұрын

@Grimbeard his PhD is from Princeton Theological Seminary and is focused on the New Testament as an ancient text. He’s every bit a “real” academic and scholar (e.g. doctor)

@markdraine3571

2 жыл бұрын

Are they the ones with the script pads who insist you get jabs ? Those guys ,?

I've worked with Dr. Ehrman a few times for webinars/broadcasts during my tenure working for UNC. From all accounts, and from my experiences, a very stand-up human being and a very intelligent and rational researcher. Definitely check out his channel as well for some long-form talks/presentations. Worth the watch.

Thank you for setting this up. It is an amazing thing to see.

This was very entertaining and informative :D Looking forward to more videos like this!

1. Love the eye makeup 2. Dr. Ehrman is a true legend

Amazing, as a Christian myself, I've never heard such fresh takes on it, Dr Bart seems awesome!

@proculusjulius7035

2 жыл бұрын

Visit his channel and listen to his podcasts if you're open to having a critical view of your faith. He isn't seeking to deconvert anyone, I too aren't looking to dissuade you from your faith.

@MichaelAChristian1

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you! Read Genesis. Read John. You literally live in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ 2022 by a 7 day week as FORETOLD. It is OBJECTIVELY TRUE as we speak. Get a king james bible an believe. Jesus loves you!

@randypacchioli2933

2 жыл бұрын

Amen !! The Word of God gets sweeter everyday !! 🙏

@Lucid.dreamer

2 жыл бұрын

He's a nincompoop.

What's great interview! Also, how exciting that you got to do this! You're really blowing up, Emma!

Fascinating, as always. Very pleased that you labelled each speaker; we would never have known who was who without that!

omg I'm so excited you had Bart Ehrman on your channel! I love his books! His research has helped me so much!

So jealous you had a chance to chat with Dr. Ehrman; I've learned so much from him, taken a few of his online webinars. Will seriously consider this course as well. Thanks Emma, for a great job! Subscribed and looking forward to more from you.

Did not expect this to ever happen! This made my day! Love both of you

Bart was instrumental in my "Deconversion." (For fundamentalist Christians, I recommend "Forged" by Bart.) Now I get to see two of my favorites in one video! Great job Emma :)

@jmora6529

2 жыл бұрын

@@vernonchitlen8958 Even if you prove the theory of biogenesis false, it still doesn't make your claim true. Those are separate issues. The theory of biogenesis can be false while Christianity still being false. You realize that you believe a magical being created all life out of nothing? (Without trying to explain how that would be even possible.) So in the end, who is actually required to have more "faith"? At least science is trying to explain how something like the life that we see has occurred. One last thing to think about: Genesis makes many claims about how life came to be on this planet. Do you believe that is all scientifically accurate? (There is mountains of evidence that disprove the Genesis accounts.) How many peer reviewed papers have been written about how the Genesis accounts are true? You may want to work on your own skepticism of your religion a bit more before jumping on the defensive there buddy.

@jmora6529

2 жыл бұрын

@@vernonchitlen8958 OK then demonstrate to me spontaneous creation works. Show me some water turned into wine. Or some mud into a creature. Then we can settle this debate once and for all. I would love to see all the scientific awards you would win by demonstrating that you can create something from nothing. You are committing the same fallacy as someone who doesn't do or read the research themselves. You're trusting on something you can't verify, your holy book, to tell you where life came from. Who wrote this book? What background in science do they have? Can you be sure they actually heard from god and aren't making shit up? Again, none of this proves that Jesus rose from the dead. Show me, better yet, prove to me that Jesus rose from the dead? You are very gullible to believe that Jesus rose from the dead, and take it as fact, when you're equally extremely skeptical of a scientific theory. Science doesn't claim a theory to be always true. If you can prove that it is false, the theory is revised. With Christianity, it is the complete opposite: No matter how many times you prove their faith to be false, they never revise their beliefs. How much evidence do we have to present to Christians before they realize their mistake in believing in a false God? I know this is your grand defense in a god, but none of it does any good in defending your holy book. I'm not a scientist, but I know for a fact that the bible is a book of fiction.

Just purchased Dr. Ehrman's course 1 minute ago! So excited!!! Thanks Dr. Ehrman and Emma!

What a lovely person to listen to speak. I'm sure his course is fantastic. Great video.

Looking forward to this, always love a new vid from Emma :D

Totally didn't see this collab coming-awesome!!

What an amazing interview! Love Dr. Ehrman

Seeing her videos each week gives me so much joy

A great vid and a swell guy! Dr. Ehrman's perspective on and enthusiasm over the topic is refreshing to say the least and definitely a palette cleanser considering certain other videos talking about Genesis.

Should be interesting if I'm remembering correctly; "Genesis contradicts Genesis" 😁

Love you Emma and all your videos! You are such a ray of sunshine.

Excellent episode! So interesting, so engaging... great content thank you :)

Wow just blown away you were able to interview him! Epic! And I have been wanting to take a course by him!

Thanks for this conversation.

Excellent video Emma, I love you more each time... I think you are a delight to listen to. I particularly like that you have reduced the length of your videos to a more digestible 15-20 min. Greetings from Colombia and cheers!

You are an excellent interviewer. Fantastic job!

Hi Emma, great interview, Bart is such a wonderful scholar and writer, and you are a gifted interviewer. Keep up the great work

This is a great show Emma. You are on the way up girl!

Good way to start/pick up a nasty day that didn't start well. Thanks for the video. :)

Emma great interview today . You have become one of my favorite. !

Emma might be a new favorite youtuber lol ive watched a lot of the backlog now.

Loved that - you asked all the right questions of an interesting chap.

Ahh!!! I love that you were able to chat with him! So exciting

Loved this. Immediately subscribed and got Bart's class. It's currently in an unedited form without slides, and it's still fascinating. I've been fighting nutbar theocrats for 40 years, and I still learned dozens of things about the OT that I hadn't known before.

Just found your channel! Ironically, I'm in the midst reading Dr. Ehrman's book "God's Problem" regarding suffering and the biblical view. Fantastic interview! Already loving your content!

Refreshing af while binge watching your channel 🤗

Context is essential in understanding this stuff. Love it. Hope you do more like this.

@proculusjulius7035

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean context of the book of genesis to ancient Israelites?

@thetypingape2073

2 жыл бұрын

Cultural context of each book, knowledge of how it has morphed over time, context of what was trying to be told at the time it was written. Context is essential in understanding ancient stories as the mindset of storytelling itself has changed dramatically over time. For example, if you read myths from The Egyptian Book of the Dead, they are using storytelling to explain the existence of the physical world through metaphor. If you had no understanding of that, and read it, it would just seem like a bizarre drama about incest and sibling rivalry.

@MichaelAChristian1

2 жыл бұрын

@@thetypingape2073 What is the CONTEXT of those verses written thousands of years ago and are OBJECTIVELY TRUE AND YOU HAVE SEEN IT COME TO PASS. You live in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ 2022 by a 7 day week as FORETOLD! Jesus loves you! Your life is precious! Call upon the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be SAVED!

Lookin forward to it, as i do every vid u put out :)

Hi, Emma! I recently subscribed to your channel, and I got to know about you from the last episode of "Truth Wanted". Love your accent, by the way! You're charming, and your content is delightful. Thanks for bringing in Dr. Bart Ehrman!!! I'll be checking out his books as soon as possible. 😃

Excellent questions. You made the interview sound like a conversation. Alot of preparation must have been put into this video.

Well done getting Bart on! I love his analysis.

Love the video! He's one of my favourite Bible scholars! Well, that was a massive nerd phrase. Anyways, thanks for the lovely video

Two amazing people casually chatting about a fascinating subject. I love it.

Great show! Fantastic job

This is so cool I've been checking out his talks lately

Emma you've gained another subscriber! You're unique honestly!

So envious you got to speak with Dr. Ehrman!

Thanks for your content and for being one of the most brilliant, clearest minds I have encountered. Keep on with the good job! GRAZIE!

@EmmaThorneVideos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ;~;

@beaconeersofthesevenmaps3467

Жыл бұрын

@@EmmaThorneVideos you are very welcome!

It's lovely to witness and intelligent conversation happen thank you!

Good video as always Emma! And matching sweaters 😉

Wow, Bart Ehrman! What a boon for you. Great job on this interview. Love your channel.

Wow, what a get, well done. I love Ehrmans work.

I love your videos. You’re just a delightful person. Thanks for interview.

Fantastic! Bart's work and Tim O'Neill's History for Atheists really helped me out.

Holy Shit ive been binge watching this guys lectures/debates recently, they're really fascinating and entertaining!

New to your channel and I'm enjoying catching up with all your content. And then I discover you have guests as eminent as Dr. Ehrman on your show! How did you manage that? Very impressive. The conversations are relaxed, informative and absorbing too. Great stuff.

Thank you for interviewing Bart Ehrman!

Congratulations on getting an A list guest. Great interview..😊

I really enjoyed this. What an insightful and nuanced perspective.

Loving your content, you're Emmazing :D

I very much enjoyed this discussion. I love creation myths and what they tell us about cultures.

Thank you for this broadcast! And being honest, I read the bible from early age on. One thing i never did, was taking it literally. Even at young age realizing it is most of the part about morals and rest is some kind of a nice story. Even realizing the story contradicting itself at times. Keep on doing stuff like this, and Bart is good, too!

Bart Ehrman was one of the first few voices that led me to change my thinking on the Bible.

Great interview

Hey Emma, I just found your chanel, why didn't I see it earlier??? ^^ Amazing guest, amazing host!!! Thank you for this video! =) Your smile makes me smile, thank you for the positive vibe :) All the best from Germany!

You have the most beautiful voice I have ever heard! I wish Apple had a setting on the iPhone for Siri’s voice to be “ the Emma Thorne”

Great discussion Emma. Love your channel.

Definitely gonna spend the next several hours bing watching your channel :)

It's a pleasure to see you talking with someone knowledgeable on the subject. It's a breath of fresh air after Hovind and his ilk.

The best that the 21st century has offered to the science of history studies, religious studies and folklore studies is Bart Ehram. That is why we should only listen to and read Ehram’s lectures and papers, not anyone else’s. Anyone who has at least read Ehram’s blogs knows how good he is and I don’t think anyone else has to challenge Ehram. And I’m not kidding, Ehram is really superior in his own field of science. And the fact that Ehram is so popular and so genius proves that Ehram is right in his opinions. And that’s an even bigger reason why we should only listen to Ehram on this subject. And therefore, on the other hand, it is good that there are even some smaller universities that reject the studies of all other scholars except Ehram in their teaching. And that's how it should be. In this debate, too, Ehram proved why, by far.

You scored, Emma! Dr. Ehrman. Whew!.