A Rebuttal To Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus

Rebuttal To Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus is an academic paper written in 2009. The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical context for the topic of New Testament manuscript history, and to respond to Ehrman’s attack on Scripture. Although Ehrman mounts a number of specific attacks, including authorship of the various gospels and epistles, and the alleged rocky road of canonization, the primary focus of this paper is to respond specifically to the questions Ehrman raises regarding the reliability of Scripture subsequent to the initial transmissions of the Apostolic letters. In reviewing the material available for sale regarding this subject, the author opines that the selection is either too elementary, or consists of books the average reader might find daunting. This forty-plus page paper, with over 170 footnotes, is an excellent introduction to the subject and offers cogent criticisms of Ehrman’s analysis of this very important topic.