: Jesus believed the world as he knew it would end imminently. He taught that God would soon intervene to overthrow the forces of evil and establish a new kingdom on Earth.
Bart Ehrman is a leading figure in the "Quest of the Historical Jesus," a scholarly movement that uses historical-critical methods to distinguish the real man from the "Christ of Faith". His work typically centers on several key pillars: 1. Jesus as an Apocalyptic Prophet Bart Ehrman and the Quest of the Historical Jes...
Ehrman’s central thesis is that the historical Jesus was a first-century . : Jesus believed the world as he knew