Bart Ehrman & Simon Gathercole debate pt 2 - How God became Jesus - Unbelievable?

The second episode in which Bart Ehrman defends his latest book 'How Jesus Became God' against Simon Gathercole. Ehrman claims that the early church turned Christ into the son of God. In this episode they discuss the earliest Christian writings in Scripture, and whether St Paul viewed Christ as a highly exalted being or as God himself. Cambridge scholar Simon Gathercole has contributed to a response book 'How God Became Jesus' (released at the same time). Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith MP3 of this show http://media.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/73658f2d-1d6a-4a38-aeb0-946fb24bf161.mp3 For 'How Jesus Became God': http://www.harpercollins.com/books/How-Jesus-Became-God-Bart-D-Ehrman/?isbn=9780061778186 For 'How God Became Jesus': http://www.zondervan.com/how-god-became-jesus.html For Bart Ehrman www.bartdehrman.com For the Euangelion Blog http://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 29 March 2014 - 'How Jesus became God' debate Pt 1 - Bart Ehrman vs Simon Gathercole. Unbelievable? 17 Jan 2009 "How did Christianity begin?" Michael Bird & James Crossley - Pt 1