Did Jesus Invent Charity?

About this episode

Bart discusses the impact of Jesus on the moral conscience of the west in relation to his upcoming book.

Bart's newest book, Love Thy Stranger, will be released on March 24th - but really, how much can you say about Jesus' impact on the moral conscience of the west? As it turns out, quite a lot - and this week, we'll be getting into exactly what you can expect to read.

People in this episode

Host: Bart Ehrman

Topics covered

• Jesus
• charity
• moral conscience
• western impact
• religion

Keywords

• Jesus
• charity
• moral conscience
• Love Thy Stranger
• Bart Ehrman

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Love Thy Stranger

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