{"id":1492,"date":"2015-07-02T09:14:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T09:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/?page_id=1492"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:21:51","slug":"the-new-testament-a-historical-introduction-to-the-early-christian-writings-4th-ed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/the-new-testament-a-historical-introduction-to-the-early-christian-writings-4th-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (8th Ed)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 525 \/ 648;\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bart-Ehrman-and-Hugo-Mendez-The-New-Testament-A-Historical-Introduction-to-the-Early-Christian-Writings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"369\" data-id=\"16666\" data-init-width=\"525\" data-init-height=\"648\" data-width=\"299\" data-height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"--fontsize: 42; line-height: 1.4;\" data-fontsize=\"42\" data-lineheight=\"58.8px\">The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (8th Ed)<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.4;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"25.2px\">By Bart D. 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