tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post9100181454288849624..comments2023-11-22T21:30:35.388-06:00Comments on My Own Mind blog / Homeschool Atheist Momma: Bart EhrmanKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-29166148738527781772015-06-23T13:00:06.581-05:002015-06-23T13:00:06.581-05:00Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God are so i...Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God are so incredibly informative and interesting. Definitely not the things they taught us in Sunday School!Lori Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600443590399882818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-66799304473631405692015-06-19T01:37:53.967-05:002015-06-19T01:37:53.967-05:00Thank you, Dear Elle.Thank you, Dear Elle.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-46404974870520882442015-06-19T00:54:54.232-05:002015-06-19T00:54:54.232-05:00Also- sorry to hear about your injury, and I hope ...Also- sorry to hear about your injury, and I hope you feel better soon! ♡Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822374769660472498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-79397110270589731922015-06-19T00:52:33.283-05:002015-06-19T00:52:33.283-05:00'Misquoting Jesus' is somehow the only Ehr...'Misquoting Jesus' is somehow the only Ehrman book that I've read so far, which I bought and first read a few years after the onset of the slow-moving snowball that has been my longer-than-necessary path to atheism- back when I still considered myself a Christian, but had recently admitted that I didn't believe in the bible... to my formerly very friendly youth pastor, who had been trying to pressure me into a leadership role at church, where I was subsequently "politely" asked to quit the worship team after my fortuitous revelation, and blurting out a few unanswerable questions asked both in earnest and in flustered defense of my stance, and his niceness (and the friendliness and trust of my youth group peers) abruptly ended. Pretty typical behavior from other deconversion stories I've since heard. So, after some time of frustration and angst over the hypocrisy of the church teachings, and incredulity that I was the only one out of my church leaders and friends willing to question obvious moral problems and holes in those teachings, I began searching for some background information on the topic, and kind of stumbled upon 'Misquoting Jesus'. It was fascinating, and rather enlightening with the way Ehrman laid out the historical context of how much these "holy scriptures" have been endlessly altered over so many centuries, and for such varying reasons (largely word of mouth stories finally penned after generations of retelling, ineptly novice translations, butchering/misconstruing of content to fit sociopolitical agendas, more bad translating, etc.). Thought provoking and eye opening stuff. I loved this book, and would happily read as much of Ehrman's work as I can get my hands on. It's historically accurate, intellectually interesting without being either overly complicated or condescending, and 'Misquoting' in particular, is an especially validating read for anyone new to the wtf factor of actually critically thinking about the sketchier (ie. most) aspects of christian teachings and their supposedly sacred religious text. I highly recommend this one- the book, and the author. Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822374769660472498noreply@blogger.com