Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman What Really Happened After the Crucifixion?
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Mar 31, 2026 
Bart Ehrman, New Testament scholar known for work on textual criticism and the historical Jesus, answers audience questions about what followed the crucifixion. He discusses Gospel imagery like the torn temple curtain and Matthew’s raised saints. He surveys theories from body theft to swoon theories, contrasts Gospel and Paul on resurrected bodies, and compares ancient ascension stories.
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Explain Scholarship Without Jargon Or Oversimplifying
- Scholars must translate complex research into clear, interesting language to reach general audiences.
- Bart D. Ehrman warns against jargon like 'redactional tendencies' and stresses simplifying without oversimplifying.
Ascension Accounts Differ Between Luke And Acts
- The Ascension appears only in Luke's Gospel and Acts, but each places it differently (same-day in Luke, 40 days later in Acts).
- Ehrman highlights the inconsistency and notes most New Testament books simply assume Jesus is in heaven.
Other Figures Share Death And Return Motifs
- Resurrection or being taken up is a recurring motif in Greco-Roman and Jewish literature, not unique to Jesus.
- Ehrman cites Apollonius of Tyana, Romulus, Elijah, and Enoch as parallels of divine figures taken up or returning.