Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Bart D. Ehrman
Born: October 5, 1955 (age 69)
Bio: Bart Denton Ehrman is an American New Testament scholar, currently the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Known for:
- Misquoting Jesus (2005)
- Jesus, Interrupted (2009)
- Did Jesus Exist? (2012)