Episode

Must Christians Keep Kosher? Decoding Matthew's Answer

Podcast: Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Published: Jan 20, 2026
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Summary

The first followers of Jesus were Jewish, and followed Jewish law. After Jesus' death, gentiles started to convert to Christianity - along with additional Jewish members. Did these new converts need to follow Jewish law, and keep kosher? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to discuss Matthew's take on keeping kosher as a Christian.