Misquoting Jesus the story behind who changed the Bible and why

When Biblical scholar Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages, he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. For almost 1500 years these manuscripts were hand copied by scribes who w...

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Main Author: Ehrman, Bart D.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperSanFrancisco, c2005.
Edition:1st ed.
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