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Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

Did Jesus Actually Believe in Hell?

Apr 28, 2026 · 39 min · 19 segments

Hell – the fiery eternal torment known from many Baptist pulpits – is maybe the ultimate consequence for misbehaviour. But is it an afterlife that is present in the Bible? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins…

Hell – the fiery eternal torment known from many Baptist pulpits – is maybe the ultimate consequence for misbehaviour. But is it an afterlife that is present in the Bible? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to to discuss what Jesus believed about life after death, where the idea of hell came from, and whether we can even find it in the Bible.

Hell – the fiery eternal torment known from many Baptist pulpits – is maybe the ultimate consequence for misbehaviour. But is it an afterlife that is present in the Bible? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins…

Speakers: Bart EhrmanGuestMegan LewisHost

Top entities: Hebrew Bible×32 New Testament×14 Book of Revelation×14 Bart D. Ehrman×39 Christianity×26

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