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Bart Ehrman acknowledges we probably have what the originals said, despite popularizing text-critical skepticism

Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence? Nah. 00:19:02 – 00:19:32

Mike's nuanced engagement with a prominent skeptical scholar on textual transmission.

Bart Ehrman is known for popularizing the idea that we cannot be sure we have what the original NT authors wrote. Mike notes that when pressed in detail, Ehrman concedes we probably do have what was originally written. Mike characterizes Ehrman as sometimes leading audiences to conclusions he does not fully hold himself.

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