Turkish Theologians Revise Hadith

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2008-03-10 11:25am

Gil Hamilton wrote:Plus, people things have been added to the Bible over the years that aren't even a translation issues. Like the famous "Sermon on the Mount" was almost certainly added some time in the Middle Ages.

I'd be incredibly interested in seeing a source on this.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2008-03-10 11:35am

TithonusSyndrome wrote:I'd be incredibly interested in seeing a source on this.

I don't have an online source for you, but my source is "Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why" by Bart Ehrman, who is a a long time Biblical scholar (he also appeared on the Daily Show to plug the book, which is where I first heard of it).

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2008-03-10 12:16pm

Uhhh, wait, the book says that the sermon on the mount was added wholesale in the middle ages, it wasn't just reinterpreted in the middle ages or something like that? I suspect that's really wrong (my OUP study bible certainly doesn't mention it).

Guardsman Bass · Post by **Guardsman Bass** » 2008-03-10 08:22pm

I do not believe Ehrman said that; I've read the same book. I think his point is that you just get tons of translations issues and minor errors before the age of moveable print that can occasionally change the story; wholesale additions are very rare.