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Did Jesus Invent Modern Morality? Exploring Ancient Ethics

Podcast: Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Published: Mar 3, 2026
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Summary

The difference between right and wrong and how to live a good life has been a matter of debate for millennia. In the ancient world, different schools of philosophers subscribed to different theories - but were these discussions something that Jesus would have been aware of? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to discuss ethics in Jesus' time.