File:Reasonable Doubts - How Jesus Became God

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Jeremy Beahan and Justin Schieber of the now defunct Reasonable Doubts Podcast, interviews Dr. Bart Ehrman on his book "How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee." Episode 130 aired on July 25th, 2014. How did Jesus, an apocalyptic prophet from Galilee, come to be regarded as a God by his followers? Bart traces the historical evolution of early Christian thought about the nature and identity of Jesus.

Program discussed on Bart Ehrman's Foundation Blog: http://ehrmanblog.org/?p=13192

Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies. A graduate of Wheaton College (Illinois), Professor Ehrman received both his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude.

Reasonable Doubts was a radio show and podcast for people who won't "just take things on faith." Reasonable Doubts took an informative and humorous look at religion from a freethinking perspective. Reasonable Doubts' mission was to investigate the claims of religion from a fair-minded yet critical perspective. Reasonable Doubts was a production of WPRR Reality Radio (Grand Rapids, MI) and was the winner of the 2009 Peoples Choice Award for Best Religious/Inspirational Podcast.

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