Comparative Index to Islam : Ehrman, Bart

His name is mentioned in this "Index to Islam" because his books are used by a number of Muslim polemicists as support of their attacks on the Bible. Is that justified? The article, Bart Ehrman: A Hero for Islam? lists some issues in which Bart Ehrman's conclusion conflict with the teachings of Islam. Moreover, this is quite enlightening: Bart Ehrman Explains Why He Doesn't Criticize the Qur'an.

In the following we provide some links to reviews of and responses to his writings, particularly his popular book "Misquoting Jesus".

• The Work of Bart Ehrman - an overview and evaluation by Dr. William Lane Craig
• A substantial review of "Misquoting Jesus": The Gospel according to Bart by NT Greek scholar and Texual critic Daniel B. Wallace
• Shorter version of the above
• Misanalyzing Text Criticism--Bart Ehrman's 'Misquoting Jesus' by NT scholar Ben Witherington
• Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus – A Critical Review
• Misquoting Jesus and Misinforming Readers (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) by James Snapp, Jr.
• The Bible, the Qur'an, Bart Ehrman, and the Words of God
• J.P. Holding's reviews of Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus and Lost Christianities
• New Testament Textual Criticism and the True Significance of the Variants
• Miscellaneous Issues in NT Textual Criticism
• An Evangelical Response to Bart Ehrman: Part 1 – Textual Variants
• The Greer-Heard Forum, April 2008: A public debate between Bart Ehrman and Daniel B. Wallace (1, 2, 3)
• Bart Ehrman vs. James White Debate
• The Ehrman Project

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