[310] Religion Scholar Chronicles Biblical History On WMOT-FM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 10, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

RELIGION SCHOLAR CHRONICLES BIBLICAL HISTORY ON WMOT-FM
Nationally Honored Bart Ehrman Explains Discrepancies in Biblical Text

(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Bart Ehrman, who is slated to speak at MTSU on the subject of “Misquoting Jesus,” will be the guest at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Feb. 13, on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Ehrman, the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, is the author of more than 20 books, including Misquoting Jesus; Jesus, Interrupted; and God’s Problem.
His lecture, which is slated for 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building, is free and open to the public. It is part of the annual Applied Philosophy Lyceum sponsored by the Department of Philosophy with appreciation to the Distinguished Lecture Committee.
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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