Ehrman's Worst Argument Against John's Christology

Bart Ehrman is fond of saying that if Jesus really said "Before Abraham was, I am" and "I and my Father are one" the Synoptic Gospels would've surely reported it. Since they don't report it, Ehrman infers that it didn't happen. The author of John’s Gospel made it up. But this is a textbook example of the argument from silence.

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[Inari]

Another problem with Bart Erhman's interpretation of Mark 2 is if Jesus was simply claiming a Jewish priestly capacity to forgive via the temple, the Jews would have understood this and their objection would have more logically been "He is not a priest, this is not the temple nor is there a sacrifice." But their objection was "Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

[northeastchristianapologet]

After studying the synoptic gospels and scrutinizing them so much... can I just say, it is a breath of fresh air to read the Gospel of John.

[ash]

No wonder, Muslims love to latch onto Bart's "arguments" because his weak arguments support their assumptions.

[deadalivemaniac]

I’m glad you have made a series basically responding to the cruxes of Ehrman’s arguments in “How Jesus Became God.” Keep knocking them down!

[pJ-ki]

The people who think that Matthew mark and Luke don’t have the same chrisyology as John, never really read those gospels at all

[joshuadunford]

I saw you in the comments section of a Paulogia video and you where fire! I have mad respect for you not only listened to him but respond on his own turf rather then straw man in a response video like how a lot of apologist and counter apologist do

[stutteringdisciple]

I mean this is pretty bad but the idea that he thinks scripture contradicts itself by saying Christ sat on two donkeys at the same time has to be one of the worst in my books from ehrman

[arcguardian]

Thanks for providing those examples to show how fickle the argument from silence can be.

[solonkazos]

We can trust John's Gospel. It seems to be different than the other 3 Gospels, but it was written later. It was also fighting the Gnostic theology which was getting very popular in 95 AD. John brought out the man in Jesus and the man in the resurrection. The Gnostics tried to spiritualise Jesus, so He wasn't really on the cross, we just perceived it that way. So John was always showing Jesus as a real man, God became a man. The man really died, and rose from the dead. John wrote about 40 to 50 years after the other 3 Gospels. Think about how differently we talk about Nixon today compared to 50 years ago. John is trustworthy!

[hop]

I personally think this is one of your best videos yet. Keep it going!

[littledeer]

Blessings brother, found you thru God Logic. Keep up the great work for the Kingdom of God! Peace of Christ

[TheGoodShepard]

Keep goin bro you’re killin it and I missed a couple videos so I’m back to binge ❤

[Nick-qfvt]

Fantastic video! I look forward to watching more.

I will say in Dr Ehrman's defense that I do believe that he has *occasionally* raised some good points, and I give him credit for having some base level of respect for Christianity, as opposed to vitriolic anti-theists like Dawkins or Harris (who give infinitely worse arguments than even Ehrman on his worst day).

[WinterSolstice]

And this is one of Ehrman's favorite tactics to dismiss the accuracy of the gospels. Frustrating and disappointing to see from someone as well-studied and capable of good scholarship as Ehrman is.

[austinapologetics]

What's ironic is Ehrman argues against arguments from silence similar to this from Jesus mythicists.

[magnificentuniverse]

Barnabas and Paul refusing worship is a bad example. The one about Peter refusing worship (and maybe even the angel refusing it from John in Revelation) is a better example. Paul and Barnabas didnt refuse worship as worship but worship in which they are taken to be Zeus and Hermes which they found so repulsing that they tore their clothes.

[lungaskosana]

Lol I recall reading somehwere where somebody said "the Moses story cannot be true because he didn't mention the pyramids and the sphinx"😂🤣

[believewithyourheart]

I just gave your channel a shout out! Your work is so valuable 🙌 God bless you.

[danamics]

The Gospel according to John was written by anonymous. Why would I believe anything they say? Especially when the things they say are crazy!

[nelidascott]

Please keep doing what you're doing! ❤