![]() ![]() But even if the title was not somewhat of a dead giveaway, the contents themselves point the way. After all, a non-existent person could not be an “apocalyptic prophet,” at least not in any historical sense. 8 It should almost go without saying that on the basis of the title alone one could infer that Ehrman believed in the existence of Jesus. The first volume we’ll consider is perhaps one of his best known works – Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium. Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium (1999) ![]() The question before us, then, is this: Did Bart Ehrman really teach Jesus never existed only to change his mind – duplicitously so – with his 2012 work on the historical Jesus? Is Paulkovich right or is this yet another example of how poorly read so many Mythicists tend to be? To answer those questions, let’s look at just three of Ehrman’s works that were published prior to 2012. (In fact, the quote that he provides from Ehrman is a prime example of this!) Color me skeptical, but I have my doubts that Paulkovich has read Ehrman’s books, at least not for any other reason than to quote mine. ![]()
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