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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Bart D. Ehrman is one of the best Biblical scholars in the world, and is consistent and on point with regards to any and all things Bible. His latest offering deals with the open contradictions that are blatantly apparent in the Holy Bible when its readers seek to answer one of the most...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“My favorite Christian historian. I've read almost everything he's written He was an evangelic Christian who is now agnostic. Worked on the translation of the Gospel of Judas. ”
jim a wrote this review Monday, July 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book is definitely on the list of 'heavy reads'. Ehrman is one of the top biblical scholars out there, and I enjoy his work. My problem - and it could be yours, too - is that I'm not terribly familiar with the bible. If I were, I would probably find this book less on the 'heavy' side.
Jon wrote this review Monday, May 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
There are certainly times when the author beats me over the head with biblical quotes, and I'm left wondering if I can slog through any more pages. But just when I think I can't take any more, I get some interesting insight from him and keep going.
Even though it can be tough going at times, I think this is a book worth reading if you have any interest in the subject matter. If nothing else, you'll learn quite a bit about the bible and the origins of the texts.”
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“problem of suffering... what is your answer?
Asad Wosaibi wrote this review Wednesday, May 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
hmmmm...
i guess they will hold on to this question”0 of 1 members found this review helpful“I enjoyed this book because it made me do a lot of thinking about the big questions with respect to life on our planet. As a Christian, however, Bart's conclusion is one that offers nothing new about "why we suffer". He is a liberal theologian whose view of Scripture such that human wisdom is supreme in judging it's value about the answers it gives. Sin is undervalued in its' severity, & God is underappreciated in His love. His later chapters on Apocalpyptic thinking is helpful since it is a genre of inspiration that reflects the progressive nature of Divine revelation. Bart is attracted to the hope it offers but his preterist, liberal view of Scripture prevents Him from accetping the fact it is relevant to us living in 2008,”
Larry H wrote this review Sunday, November 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A terrific rehearsal of the argument from evil, and a telling criticism of the naive defenses against it. However, I found it all old hat, and, beyond learning some interesting truths about the inestimable Ehrman, a waste of my time and Harper's paper. ”
Anthony A wrote this review Saturday, August 16 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Bart D. Ehrman is one of the best Biblical scholars in the world, and is consistent and on point with regards to any and all things Bible. His latest offering deals with the open contradictions that are blatantly apparent in the Holy Bible when its readers seek to answer one of the most important questions in the whole of Christianity and monotheism -why we suffer. Far from being a disgruntled Christian, Ehrman confronts and examines the "hard questions" in relation to why we suffer (using the Bible's own words), something that most pastors, ministers, reverends, and bishops within the whole of Christendom (who are bickering and quibbling over trivial non-issues like Homosexuality and women in the priesthood) have failed to even begin to confront. A must read. ”
Cyrus G wrote this review Monday, August 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read this book because i felt that the author has gone through a similar process than I did. By comparison he was on steroids, though (I had not been a nun).
nataliar wrote this review Friday, July 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I liked to read in an organized way the several justifications written in the bible on why humans suffer. And yes, to me they are just plain human justifications for something that it is incomprehensible if there is a God out there.
The book is well written, at some points the author could use a sentence instead of a paragraph,though.
”0 of 1 members found this review helpful“'God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer', by Bart D. Ehrman. Finished reading 11 Mar 2008. 3/5 stars.
HeIsSailing wrote this review Tuesday, March 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Regarding human suffering, Ehrman writes: "This book is not really meant to explain just what we should be doing [about suffering]...This book is designed to help us thnk, not about the solution, but about the problem. And the problem I'm addressing is the question of why. Why - at the deep, thoughtful level - is there such pain and misery in the world? I'm not asking the scientific question of why mosquitoes and parasites attack the human body and make it ill, but the theological and religious question of how we can explain the suffering in the world if the Bible is right and a good and loving God is in charge." (p. 200)
That is a better synopsis of the book than one I could come up with. I have mixed feeling about this book. It is certainly Ehrman's most personal and emotional to date. Yet I can't help but wait for something new from Ehrman that is on par his earlier, and truly magnificent book, "The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture". What can I say - Ehrman spoiled me with that one.”
“I'm half through this book and I just started reading last night. Ehrman is a master story teller and while analysis is not anything new, he helps to remind us of how religious ideas and views about suffering and punishment are seriously backwards and even dangerous for our modern times. Believers and non-believers should read this book.”
Bakari45 wrote this review Thursday, March 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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