MisQuoting Jesus Author:Bart D. Ehrman In MisQuoting Jesus Ehrman reveals that: — The King James Bible was based on corrupted and inferior manuscripts that in many cases do no accurately represent the meaning of the original text. — The favorite Bible story of Jesus's forgiving the woman caught in adultery ( John 8:3-11) doesn't belong in the Bible. — Scribal errors were so common in an... more »tiquity that the author of the Book of Revelation threatened damnation to anyone who "adds to" or "takes away" words from the text.« less