Did Jesus Exist? - Bart Ehrman vs Robert Price

Bart Ehrman and Robert Price meet to debate "Did Jesus Exist" which was the headliner event of Mythinformation Conference III Buzzed Belief Debate Series presented by Mythicist Milwaukee at Turner Hall in Milwaukee, WI. The event took place on Friday October 21st 2016, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT. The Mythicist Milwaukee focuses on educating the freethought/skeptic/atheist community about the mythological origins of religion. Dr. Robert Price asserts the Jesus Myth Theory viewpoint - wherein there are flaws with the evidence for a historical Jesus - and made the case that Jesus is no more than a mythological figure. Jesus while Professor Ehrman supported the stance that there is strong evidence for the existence for a historical Jesus. This was one of the most anticipated debates in the secular and theist realm alike! Two New Testament scholars coming together to discuss the hotly debated topic of the existence of a historical Jesus Christ.

Matt Dillahunty was the debate moderator who currently serves as the president of the Atheist Community of Austin. In addition, Mr. Dillahunty also serves as a host of the internet radio show "Non-Prophets Radio" and of the Austin television cable access show "The Atheist Experience".

- Preview video of debate by Mythicist Milwaukee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPJh94tA14I
- Pre-debate discussed on Bart Ehrman's Foundation Blog: https://ehrmanblog.org/did-jesus-exist-my-debate-with-robert-price/
- Debate and video discussed on Bart Ehrman's Foundation Blog: http://ehrmanblog.org/?p=12432
- Discussion of debate by Matt Dillahunty, Dr. Richard Carrier, David Fitzgerald and Kristyn Whitaker Hood join hosts Sean Fracek and Jason Lawson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGBouQbYpqM

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.

Dr. Robert M. Price is a former Baptist minister and teacher in the religious studies department of Mount Olive College in North Carolina. He holds PhD's in systematic theology and the New Testament. He is currently Professor of biblical criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism.

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