Atheist blogger Hemant Mehta explains how this happened. (H/T James McGrath)
And he makes an interesting point about it. Yes, I would be shocked too. (Read to the end of his post.)
But, I think Christians and Christians publishers should promote debate. Anyone who is confident in their case is all for debate.
Update: Justin Brierley’s show Unbelievable has put up part 1 of a two-part interview with Ehrman, and with Simon Gathercole, one of his evangelical critics in How God Became Jesus.