tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post2130057951740148300..comments2024-03-25T17:35:02.238-04:00Comments on Debunking Christianity: Bart Ehrman's Book, Jesus Interrupted, to be Released Tomorrow!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-9799541812042707682009-10-07T17:43:07.482-04:002009-10-07T17:43:07.482-04:00well, HERR, there was a post on a popular (calvini...well, HERR, there was a post on a popular (calvinist) blog just this week declaring Mere Christianity the best book on apologetics. Here. let me help you get that timber from your eye...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-62153107449346932012009-03-13T18:18:00.000-04:002009-03-13T18:18:00.000-04:00If skeptics are actually intrigued by this book th...If skeptics are actually intrigued by this book that is a sad indication of the depth of their "intellectual prestige". <BR/><BR/>Great, more surfacy ad populum skepticism... yeah, and the church never knew about the Gnostics until "The DaVinci Code" either... my goodness... This is "The Purpose Driven Life" for skeptics. *yawn*Blogger won't let me delete my own profile.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10120240002123457960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-46557367769134462342009-03-04T01:31:00.000-05:002009-03-04T01:31:00.000-05:00Bought it and read about a third of it so far. Ehr...Bought it and read about a third of it so far. Ehrman rules! He does a good job of picking apart inconsistencies in content and theology in the N.T. documents, and has explained how attributing the 4 gospels to the names commonly associated with them is utterly groundless and based entirely on wishful thinking. Can't wait to read the rest.<BR/><BR/>Let's all chip in and send feeno a copy...Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138090992136922216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-27096944061574320092009-03-02T22:26:00.000-05:002009-03-02T22:26:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aspergers.lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621931936307980825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-75011223397269038702009-03-02T18:15:00.000-05:002009-03-02T18:15:00.000-05:00Calvinism is very logicalAre you kidding? I haven'...<I>Calvinism is very logical</I><BR/><BR/>Are you kidding? I haven't seen any calvinist that knows what "saving faith" actually is.a helmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159557031242847451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-34461044960850611452009-03-02T17:01:00.000-05:002009-03-02T17:01:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, this may change the minds of two or...Unfortunately, this may change the minds of two or three people, at best. Religion is not a system of thought that hangs upon reason and evidence but is crafted based on identity politics and emotion. <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying theology is purely irrational (Calvinism is very logical). However, in the end, it's a "leap of faith" which by its definition can have no evidence: the reasons why people take that leap are as numerous and complex as the stars.<BR/><BR/>It might provide some interesting discussion, however.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387448864812957107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-81439606227892335802009-03-02T14:18:00.000-05:002009-03-02T14:18:00.000-05:00Out tomorrow? I looked through it in a bookstore S...Out tomorrow? I looked through it in a bookstore Saturday!AIGBustedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232781356086767207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-53382796186927598592009-03-02T12:22:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:22:00.000-05:00Jeff:You're right about his footnotes, though I'd ...Jeff:<BR/><BR/>You're right about his footnotes, though I'd add that this is pretty common among those who are trained as academics--when you spend a whole book, as Ehrman has, arguing for a particular interpretation of Jesus' beliefs, you're likely to site the book itself when referencing the topic elsewhere. I don't have a problem with that, given his expertise and familiarity with the topic. I believe his scholarship is well regarded in the field.<BR/><BR/>I'm definitely looking forward to Jesus, Interupted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-61978451400695138842009-03-02T12:20:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:20:00.000-05:00Kiwi:The books you are discussing aren't meant to ...Kiwi:<BR/><BR/>The books you are discussing aren't meant to be scholarly, they're meant to appeal to a wide audience and to introduce them to some key comments of biblical history and criticism.<BR/><BR/>Of Ehrman's work, only _God's Problem_ could be seen as an "anti-Christian polemic" by disinterested readers, I would argue, and even that text is largely devoted to explaining what the Bible says about suffering--that he disagrees with it is a personal decision, and the book isn't really polemical; his other books are even less so.<BR/><BR/>I've read all of Ehrman's general audience books, and I can say with confidence his tone is reasonable and polite and he's a fine scholar. He's a long way from being the agnostic answer to Christian apologists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-36528714189685754582009-03-02T12:13:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:13:00.000-05:00I agree with you on that one, kiwi. However, at th...I agree with you on that one, kiwi. However, at the same time I do appreciate that his books are scholarly and informed while written in a way that can appeal to a more general audience. What's written in his books is generally nothing new - but yet most non-scholars have never heard it. But you're absolutely right - what bothers me somewhat is how half of the sources cited in his footnotes are references to his other books. I find that, typically, the more varied and numerous one's sources, the better the book. And Ehrman's books tend not to be the best on the market in that regard.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-7810618057741430472009-03-02T11:20:00.000-05:002009-03-02T11:20:00.000-05:00"How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important ..."How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question"; "Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible", ... Meh, I don't like that his books look more and more like anti-Christian polemics rather than a neutral and scholarly approach.kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574278615993892853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-26339810396419738952009-03-02T10:26:00.000-05:002009-03-02T10:26:00.000-05:00Probably.Probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-75091941641742252682009-03-02T10:01:00.000-05:002009-03-02T10:01:00.000-05:00Hey John, I've been watching your blog for some ti...Hey John, I've been watching your blog for some time now and have been very impressed.<BR/><BR/>I am definitely looking forward to the release of this book and will probably rush to the store first thing tomorrow morning.<BR/><BR/>Are you planning on writing a review?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com