our differences lie. Ehrman puts a certain spin on the data.6 If you have read Misquoting Jesus, you may have come away with an impression of the book that is far more cynical than what Ehrman is explicitly saying. Whether that impression accurately reflects Ehrman’s views is more difficult to assess, but one thing is clear: Ehrman sees in the textual variants something more pernicious, more sinister, more conspiratorial, and therefore more controlled than I do. This chapter—indeed, this book—offers