The basis of this post is a discussion I recently had at a message board.  The subject was 2 Peter 3:9 and different exegetical looks at it.  The discussion turned to whether Irresistible Grace (a Reformed doctrine) is true or false considering that passage. A specific part of that discussion was devoted to the relationship between faith [...]

This section of Ehrman’s book focuses on the timeline and background of the NT writings.  Here is a summary of Ehrman’s summary of the origins of the Gospels:  The Gospels go back to oral traditions, mainly from people who had not been there.  “Moreover, it [this chapter] will maintain that stories like this tend to change in the [...]