Misquoting Jesus
~ Bart D. Ehrman
A few people whose profile includes this book
Demigod79
~ 33-year-old man in Etobicoke, Canada
Misquoting Jesus
“One of Ehrman's best books. A must-read for anyone interested in biblical research or history.”
Anna Karenina
“I read this when I was going through my "classic" phase (when I sought out and read the greatest classic books). A truly...”
MattH
~ 29-year-old man in Lancaster, PA
The BOOK OF JOB
“Essential theological grappling with the problem of suffering.”
Normajean
~ 28-year-old woman in Long Island City, NY
Nervous Conditions
“This book actually made me cry, making it one of two to ever do that (the other being A Tree Grows in Brooklyn). All the...”
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A few comments on Misquoting Jesus (6)
Apr 11, 2011, 5:25 AM
ClubbedOutofBookClub, a 49-year-old woman in Cathedral City
“Actually, I would disagree. Most people who attend protestant churches on a regular (i.e. weekly) basis have at least a minimal degree of biblical literacy. Because the system for educating pastors has been rationalized, the level of preaching is fairly uniformly good. Unless you actually sleep through the sermons or have a truly incompetent pastor, you will eventually gain a basic understanding of the fundamental ideas of Christianity. However, it's certainly true that there is a large class of 'cultural christians'--those who were raised in a vaguely christian mileu and vaguely 'believe in something', but who don't belong to any actual religious community (i.e. church) and have little actual knowledge of the basic tenets of Christianity. There are also a large number of non-believers who have very limited knowledge, as well. In general, spiritual literacy is low. But, speaking as a Christian, I believe that's because there's an deeper, unconscious unwillingness to understand ideas that threaten the ego. Denial--it's not just a river in Egypt, as they say ....”
Dec 30, 2011, 10:20 PM
vina24, a 26-year-old woman in New York
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Oct 3, 2010, 10:29 PM
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Highlands, a 59-year-old woman in Toronto
“When I taught intro Bible for a living, I can't tell you how many students were in deep shock that what they'd been taught at church or synagogue was not the only or the most satisfactory way to view the texts. My Muslim students did not question what they'd been taught about Quran, as literalism is almost entirely unquestioned in that milieu, except by a very few and very scared scholars. I'll get this book eventually from the TPLibrary, sounds like fun. Thanks for telling us about it.”