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Bart Ehrman: Hundreds of contradictions found in the Bible

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January 26, 2016
in 1 - 7 MINUTES, COGNITIVE BIASES / FALLACIES, CRITICAL THINKING / FREE WILL?, DEBATING IDEAS / BELIEFS, PHILOSOPHY / SKEPTICISM, RATIONALITY
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Bart Ehrman a former devout Christian, who spent his youth studying the Bible, became an atheist due to discovering multiple contradictions between the various books within it which convinced him that it was just a political agenda of the time and not brought about via holy intervention. Bart has carved out a career writing books, teaching and discussing about the contradictions he has found.

 


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