MuslimByChoice - Does the New Testament present a reliable portrait of the Historical Jesus? ( Q&A S

Is the Bible historically accurate?Was the bible corrupted as Muslims claim?Representing the con side was Prof. Bart D. Erhman : Prof. Ehrman is a New Testament scholar and textual critic of early Christianity, he is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University.Prof. Ehrman completed his M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees at Princeton Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude. Since then he has published extensively in the fields of New Testament and Early Christianity, having written or edited nineteen books, numerous articles, and dozens of book reviews.Among his most recent books are a college-level textbook on the New Testament, two anthologies of early Christian writings, a study of the historical Jesus as an apocalyptic prophet (Oxford Univesity Press), and a Greek-English Edition of the Apostolic Fathers for the Loeb Classical Library (Harvard University Press).Representing the pro side was Prof. Craig Evans; Prof. Evans is the Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College of Acadia University, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College.He received his M.Div. from Western Baptist Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Claremont Graduate University in southern California.He has also been awarded the D.Habil. by the Karoli Gaspard Reformed University in Budapest. A well-known evangelical scholar throughout the world, he is an elected member of the prestigious SNTS, a society dedicated to New Testament studies.The Topic of Debate: Does the New Testament present a reliable portrait of the Historical Jesus?Prof. Bart D. Ehrman (www.bartdehrman.com)vsProf. Craig Evans (www.craigaevans.com)(Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada January 20, 2012)Christianity Bible Jesus Christ Resurrection Crucifixion Death Dead Bart Ehrman God Islam Qur'an Debate Koran Quran Allah Muhammad authorship Salvation Sins Sin Revelation Gospels New Old Testament Atonement Forgiveness Justice YAHWEH Jehovah Messiah Paul Divine Conflict Godhead Sonship Trinity Faith Science Lecture Forum Atlanta Georgia The Great Reverend Dr James White Shabir Allyイエス・キリスト 耶稣 Jésus 예수 기독교 يسوع Jesús христианском キリスト教 Христианство Cristianismo Christianisme 基督教 聖書 성경 Biblia Bibbia Misqouting Jesus debate Bart Ehrman Misquoting Interrupted new testament resurrection gospels Christianity Bible History Atheism Apostle Paul Gnostics William Lane Craig Gospels Christ Corruption Authenticity Contradiction Contradictions Scripture Revelation God Forged Darrell Bock Debate New Testament Peter Scholar Apologetics Premier