Misquoting Jesus
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061825156 (0061825158)
Publish date: February 3rd 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
A confession - I don't attend any type of services because I am relentlessly skeptical of (and often outraged by) organized religion. In that vein, I found this book refreshing in its honesty about the ethereal and context-driven Word. Isn't faith supposed to be about accepting that we don't know? ...
Misquoting Jesus is an amazing piece of historical work. I -- like so many -- grew up with the bible in my house. Over the years I lost my faith as something that just didn't have any basis in fact, but I still find the study of religion very fascinating. Bart Ehrman has done an excellent job here, ...
Well, he doesn't take the conclusion where I think he should and he's a little too brief (I guess because he is not intending this for the scholars) but otherwise it's a great point that should be made over and over. I mean, it's obvious but many people would argue it's false or what have you.
Excellent book on the origins of the writings that make up the Bible. Or more precisely the way the original scriptures were changed, sometimes by error and sometimes on purpose. Anyone interested in the origins of Christianity and how it changed from a "cult" with various factions to a world-wide r...
I loved this book. It was packed full of great information, and best of all, it didn't read like some dusty textbook from a college theology class.It was an invaluable resource when trying to do an accurate study of the Bible and the history thereof. This should be handbook for every bible study gro...