"Biblical Insights into the Problem of Suffering" Bart D. Ehrman Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes biblical scholar Bart Ehrman for a discussion of his intellectual odyssey with a focus on how the Bible explains the problem of human suffering. The conversation includes a discussion of the challenges of biblical interpretation when confronting this age old problem of the human condition. Included are topics such as the contribution of the prophets, a comparison of the old and new testaments, the book of Job, and the emergence of apocalyptic writers. Recorded April 17, 2008 globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/

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