{"id":21730,"date":"2025-08-16T00:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/?page_id=21730"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:16:16","slug":"rejoin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/rejoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejoin Bart Ehrman Email List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, I want to get Bart Ehrman updates again! <\/p>\n

We’ll send you first access to “Misquoting Jesus Podcast” episodes, news & events, and special offers. <\/p>\n

First Name Email * <\/span> Please verify your request.*<\/span> Submit Marketing by ActiveCampaign <\/span> <\/a>[tcb-script]window.cfields = [];window._show_thank_you = function(id, message, trackcmp_url, email) { var form = document.getElementById(‘_form_’ + id + ‘_’), thank_you = form.querySelector(‘._form-thank-you’); form.querySelector(‘._form-content’).style.display = ‘none’; thank_you.innerHTML = message; thank_you.style.display = ‘block’; const vgoAlias = typeof visitorGlobalObjectAlias === ‘undefined’ ? ‘vgo’ : visitorGlobalObjectAlias; var visitorObject = window[vgoAlias]; if (email && typeof visitorObject !== ‘undefined’) { visitorObject(‘setEmail’, email); visitorObject(‘update’); } else if (typeof(trackcmp_url) != ‘undefined’ && trackcmp_url) { \/\/ Site tracking URL to use after inline form submission. _load_script(trackcmp_url); } if (typeof window._form_callback !== ‘undefined’) window._form_callback(id);};window._show_unsubscribe = function(id, message, trackcmp_url, email) { var form = document.getElementById(‘_form_’ + id + ‘_’), unsub = form.querySelector(‘._form-thank-you’); var branding = form.querySelector(‘._form-branding’); if (branding) { branding.style.display = ‘none’; } form.querySelector(‘._form-content’).style.display = ‘none’; unsub.style.display = ‘block’; form.insertAdjacentHTML(‘afterend’, message) const vgoAlias = typeof visitorGlobalObjectAlias === ‘undefined’ ? ‘vgo’ : visitorGlobalObjectAlias; var visitorObject = window[vgoAlias]; if (email && typeof visitorObject !== ‘undefined’) { visitorObject(‘setEmail’, email); visitorObject(‘update’); } else if (typeof(trackcmp_url) != ‘undefined’ && trackcmp_url) { \/\/ Site tracking URL to use after inline form submission. _load_script(trackcmp_url); } if (typeof window._form_callback !== ‘undefined’) window._form_callback(id);};window._show_error = function(id, message, html) { var form = document.getElementById(‘_form_’ + id + ‘_’), err = document.createElement(‘div’), button = form.querySelector(‘button[type=”submit”]’), old_error = form.querySelector(‘._form_error’); if (old_error) old_error.parentNode.removeChild(old_error); err.innerHTML = message; err.className = ‘_error-inner _form_error _no_arrow’; var wrapper = document.createElement(‘div’); wrapper.className = ‘_form-inner _show_be_error’; wrapper.appendChild(err); button.parentNode.insertBefore(wrapper, button); var submitButton = form.querySelector(‘[id^=”_form”][id$=”_submit”]’); submitButton.disabled = false; submitButton.classList.remove(‘processing’); if (html) { var div = document.createElement(‘div’); div.className = ‘_error-html’; div.innerHTML = html; err.appendChild(div); }};window._show_pc_confirmation = function(id, header, detail, show, email) { var form = document.getElementById(‘_form_’ + id + ‘_’), pc_confirmation = form.querySelector(‘._form-pc-confirmation’); if (pc_confirmation.style.display === ‘none’) { form.querySelector(‘._form-content’).style.display = ‘none’; pc_confirmation.innerHTML = “<div class=’_form-title’>” + header + “<\/div>” + “<p>” + detail + “<\/p>” + “<button class=’_submit’ id=’hideButton’>Manage preferences<\/button>”; pc_confirmation.style.display = ‘block’; var mp = document.querySelector(‘input[name=”mp”]’); mp.value = ‘0’; } else { form.querySelector(‘._form-content’).style.display = ‘inline’; pc_confirmation.style.display = ‘none’; } var hideButton = document.getElementById(‘hideButton’); \/\/ Add event listener to the button hideButton.addEventListener(‘click’, function() { var submitButton = document.querySelector(‘#_form_9_submit’); submitButton.disabled = false; submitButton.classList.remove(‘processing’); var mp = document.querySelector(‘input[name=”mp”]’); mp.value = ‘1’; const cacheBuster = new URL(window.location.href); cacheBuster.searchParams.set(‘v’, new Date().getTime()); window.location.href = cacheBuster.toString(); }); const vgoAlias = typeof visitorGlobalObjectAlias === ‘undefined’ ? ‘vgo’ : visitorGlobalObjectAlias; var visitorObject = window[vgoAlias]; if (email && typeof visitorObject !== ‘undefined’) { visitorObject(‘setEmail’, email); visitorObject(‘update’); } else if (typeof(trackcmp_url) != ‘undefined’ && trackcmp_url) { \/\/ Site tracking URL to use after inline form submission. _load_script(trackcmp_url); } if (typeof window._form_callback !== ‘undefined’) window._form_callback(id);};window._load_script = function(url, callback, isSubmit) { var head = document.querySelector(‘head’), script = document.createElement(‘script’), r = false; var submitButton = document.querySelector(‘#_form_9_submit’); script.charset = ‘utf-8’; script.src = url; if (callback) { script.onload = script.onreadystatechange = function() { if (!r && (!this.readyState || this.readyState == ‘complete’)) { r = true; callback(); } }; } script.onerror = function() { if (isSubmit) { if (script.src.length > 10000) { _show_error(“9”, “Sorry, your submission failed. 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