Did Jesus Believe in Heaven?

Bart D. Ehrman February 25, 2025
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Welcome to Dr. Bart Ehrman's Youtube Channel, home of the "Misquoting Jesus" Podcast, which we release every week on Tuesday. Bart Ehrman is a world-renowned Bible scholar. He has written six New York Times best-selling books including "Misquoting Jesus," "How Jesus Became God," and "God's Problem." We post at least once per week on the channel on topics such as early Christianity, textual changes, the writings of Paul, the Gospels, the historical Jesus, the "other" gospels, ancient "heresies," how we got the Bible, and more. Follow along and grow your knowledge about the historical Jesus and early Christianity. Subscribe now!

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Visit https://www.bartehrman.com/courses/ to shop from Bart Ehrman’s online courses and get a special discount by using code: MJPODCAST on all courses. The fear of death is an experience common to most of humanity - in fact, one of the oldest pieces of literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh, shows one man’s struggle with that very fear. Christianity’s promise of heaven provides a safe haven from that fear - but what did Jesus think about life after death? Today on Misquoting Jesus, Dr. Bart Ehrman discusses what the Gospels tell us about Jesus’ thoughts and beliefs surrounding death, and to ask whether he would even have recognized our modern concept of an eternal paradise.