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title: Can You Have Christian Ethics Without Christianity? A Response to Bart Ehrman
canonical: "https://michaeljkruger.com/can-you-have-christian-ethics-without-christianity-a-response-to-bart-ehrman/"
pubDate: "2026-04-10T09:47:29.000Z"
updatedDate: "2026-04-10T09:47:34.000Z"
author: Michael Kruger
description: "Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra sat down with New Testament scholar Michael J. Kruger, one of Ehrman’s former students, to talk about Ehrman’s arguments on why he doesn’t believe in God. Kruger has found that, unlike Ehrman, the study of biblical manuscripts has strengthened his faith."
tags: [Christianity]
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