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Dr. Bart D. Ehrman has written or edited thirty-three books, including six New York Times bestsellers:  How Jesus Became God, Misquoting Jesus, God’s Problem, Jesus Interrupted, Forged, and The Triumph of Christianity.  Bart is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he has taught thousands of students and won numerous awards.

Bart's work has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, and Newsweek; he has appeared on National Geographic, CNN, the BBC, NBC's Dateline, the Discovery Channel, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Sam Harris Podcast, and many other top media outlets.

Paula Fredriksen, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita at Boston University. In 2009, she became a member of the Department of Comparative Religions at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2018. An historian of ancient Christianity, she also writes on pagan-Jewish-Christian relations in the Roman Empire. Among her recent publications are Paul. The Pagans’ Apostle (Yale 2017) and When Christians Were Jews (Yale 2018). Her most recent study, Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years, is about to appear from Princeton University Press (2024).

Mark Goodacre is Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University, North Carolina, USA. He earned his MA, M.Phil and DPhil at the University of Oxford. His research interests include the Gospels, the Apocryphal New Testament, and the Historical Jesus. Goodacre is the author of five books including The Case Against Q: Studies in Markan Priority and the Synoptic Problem (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2002) and The Fourth Synoptic Gospel (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2025). He is well known for creating web resources on New Testament and Christian origins, including his podcast, the NT Pod.

Joel Marcus is Emeritus Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Duke Divinity School. He is the author of the two-volume commentary on the Gospel of Mark in the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary series, of John the Baptist in History and Theology ( University of South Carolina Press), and of numerous articles on the parting of the ways between Judaism and Christianity. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Helen K. Bond is Professor of Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on the social and political history of Judaea under Roman rule, the historical Jesus, and the canonical gospels. She is the author of Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation (CUP, 1998), Caiaphas: High Priest and Friend of Rome? (Westminster John Knox, 2004), The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed (Bloomsbury, 2012), Jesus: A Very Brief History (SPCK, 2017), The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel (Eerdmans, 2020), Women Remembered: Jesus’ Female Disciples (Hodder, 2022), and a number of shorter studies and articles. She has contributed to over 50 TV and radio documentaries, including acting as historical consultant to The Nativity (BBC, 2010) and co-presenter (with Joan Taylor) of Jesus’ Female Disciples (C4, 2018). With journalist Dave Roos, she hosts the podcast Biblical Time Machine.

Amy Jill Levine ("AJ") is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt. Her publications include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, and, with Marc Brettler, The Bible With and Without Jesus. With Brettler, she also co-edited The Jewish Annotated New Testament. She is the first Jew to teach the New Testament at Rome's Pontifical Biblical Institute and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. AJ identifies as an unorthodox member of an Orthodox synagogue and a Yankee Jewish feminist who challenges exclusionary biblical interpretations.

Dale C. Allison, Jr. is the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. He earned his MA and PhD from Duke University. His academic research and publications include the historical Jesus, the Gospel of Matthew, Second Temple Judaism, and the history of the interpretation and application of biblical texts. His book, Constructing Jesus, was selected as “Best Book Relating to the New Testament” for 2009–2010 by the Biblical Archaeology Society. His most recent books are The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemic, History; Encountering Mystery: Religious Experience in a Secular Age; and Interpreting Jesus. He served for several years as the main New Testament editor for de Gruyter’s international Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception and has been on the editorial boards of multiple academic journals. On a more popular level, he has written books on George Harrison, religious experience, and death and what might lie beyond.

Elaine Pagels (Ph.D., Harvard University) is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, renowned for her groundbreaking work on early Christianity, Gnosticism, and the formation of Christian orthodoxy. She is the author of multiple influential books, includingThe Gnostic Gospels (1979), which won the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award, andThe Origin of Satan (1995), which explores how Christianity constructed the concept of evil. Her work has reshaped scholarly and public understanding of non-canonical texts and the diversity of early Christian beliefs. Outside academia, Pagels has been a frequent contributor to public conversations on religion, appearing in major documentaries and interviews. She is also the author of the memoirWhy Religion? A Personal Story (2018), which weaves together her scholarship and personal experiences of loss, grief, and resilience.

No need to wait for Sept. 21st to start your learning journey! Included with your pass is Bart Ehrman's newest 60-min lecture and Q&A session, "Paul the Apostle - What Scholars Actually Know About His Life and Teachings." Think of it as a 'prequel' to NINT!

Don't miss Bart Ehrman's exclusive post-event breakdown, where he summarizes each talk and provides his insightful analysis. Gain deeper understanding as Bart highlights the key contributions of each lecture to New Testament scholarship, offering his unique perspectives on the discussions. 

Join scholars Jenny Knust and Robyn Walsh as they explore"Paul's Audience: Impact of Jewish and Gentile Identities on His Discourse about Sex."

This dynamic session, moderated by Bart Ehrman, will delve into how Paul's messages on sexuality were shaped by the diverse identities within his audience. Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion on a critical aspect of Paul's teachings.

Join us for a thought-provoking roundtable discussion titled“The Evolution of Paul: Did the Views of the Apostle Change Over Time?”

This dynamic discussion will feature some of our esteemed scholars, includingJohn Barclay, James Tabor, Paula Fredriksen, and Benjamin White.Together, they will delve into the fascinating topic of how Paul’s thought developed over time, exploring questions such as:

• Did Paul’s theological, Christological, and social views evolve throughout his ministry?
• How do scholars narrate the rapid social and theological changes in early Christian communities?
• What evidence do we have to support or refute the idea of an evolution in Paul’s thinking?
• Why is there a tendency to freeze Paul’s ideas in time, and what are the implications of this approach?