About the book: 2018 / From this book you will learn where the stories about the life of Jesus of Nazareth, included in the canonical Gospels, how they were transmitted orally for decades before their written recording in sacred texts and whether the memory of them can be trusted as reliable evidence. World-renowned scholar of the Bible and early Christianity Bart Ehrman relies on the latest research on ancient culture, early Christianity, memory mechanisms, principles brain function and reveals how and why memories of Jesus' life and death changed over time before the Church built in his name emerged and grew..