the historical jesus bart ehrman

Ehrman argues that several New Testament books are not by their traditional authors and that some texts were forged by later writers; he treats these authorship and forgery questions as historically significant.

According to available listings, the page counts for these books range from about 288 up to 416 pages.

Ehrman presents followers' post‑death visionary experiences as the turning point that led some early Christians to conclude Jesus had become divine.

Ehrman traces a historical evolution in the early centuries of the church, arguing that belief in Jesus' divinity became established over time and that followers' post‑death visionary experiences were a key turning point in that process.

Recurring themes include the historical development of doctrines (such as beliefs about Jesus' divinity and the Trinity), questions of New Testament authorship and forgery, conflicting Gospel accounts, the impact of resurrection‑related visions, and ethical teachings attributed to Jesus.