The book "Paraphrasing the Words of Jesus" is an intriguing study that refers to the scribes who created the Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, the scholars who used these thousands of manuscripts to shape and establish the texts they deemed most valid, and the translators of the New Testament who utilize the results of these efforts to produce the contemporary translations we use today.

In the book "Paraphrasing the Words of Jesus," Ehrman reveals that:

• The King James Version was based on corrupted manuscripts that in many cases do not accurately convey the meaning of the original text.
• The well-known story of the woman caught committing adultery and whom Jesus forgives (John 8:3-11) was not found in any Gospel.
• The errors of the scribes were so frequent in antiquity that the author of the "Revelation" threatened eternal punishment in hell to anyone who would add or take away words from the text.