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GingerAntics
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This is concise and clear about the ways ideas are misrepresented in the Christian Bible. The book made clear again and again that the historical evidence that the New Testament was written a century or more after the events it depicts and not by the people they are attributed to; though, he never takes that step.
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GingerAntics He probably avoids that because he talks a lot about the Bible NOT being history and the need to stop reading and interpreting it as such. If you want to have a faith open to critical thinking or if you have realised in other ways that all the noise about the Bible and god is anything but holy, this is the book for you. If you believe in a literal translation of the Bible, this is not the book for you because it‘s just going to rile you up. 1mo
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I LOVED IT!!! 1mo
TheBookHippie It‘s so good. 😊 1mo
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie it really is!!! It‘s actually refreshing! 1mo
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GingerAntics
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As a historian, this is like day one, class one of every graduate program. If you have a REALLY good undergrad prof, they might mention it then, but mostly they are focused on getting you into grad school. Go figure.
In fact, I was taught these two points in the opposite directions. Who wrote it first, then who paid them to write it?
#JoelMHoffman #TheBibleDoesntSayThat #audiobook #MartinCullen #history #historiography #whopaidforit #whowroteit

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GingerAntics
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If you feel compelled to begin a debate about the literal nature of the Bible in response to the above quote that takes historical and cultural views into account, save your time and mine… just unfollow.
#JoelMHoffman #TheBibleDoesntSayThat #audiobook #oncologyreading #thebibleisnotliteral #thebibleisnothistory

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GingerAntics
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GingerAntics
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36 seconds in… I am grinning
#JoelMHoffman #TheBibleDoesntSayThat #Audiobook

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GingerAntics
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I have no clue why I‘m in the mood for this… or if I even really am… but here goes nothing. Let‘s break some hearts and piss off some people!
#JoelMHoffman #TheBibleDoesntSayThat #audiobook #oncologyreading

TheBookHippie I enjoyed it. 1mo
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie girl, I am enjoying it already! 1mo
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mom_of_4
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Starting this one now. A little excited about it. dont know why. I havent read anything by this author. But heard she is good.

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behudd
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Pickpick

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I loved the premise of this book - learning about the unspoken cultural differences between Western culture (where I live & read the Bible) and Eastern culture (where the Bible was actually written), and I thought the authors put the information together in a way that was relatable & informative without being condescending.
I enjoy approaching my faith intellectually instead of only emotionally, and this helped me do that.

TheBookgeekFrau Stacked! This sounds very interesting and right up my ally. 2y
behudd @TheBookgeekFrau I hope you like it! It is older - published in 2012 - so there‘s some stuff I wondered if it would be presented differently now versus a decade ago. But overall I really enjoyed it! 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @behudd I think that makes even more interesting! 2y
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HeartOfBabel

“We‘re all losers, but most of us don‘t know it.”

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HeartOfBabel
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Pickpick

As with any great book, in my opinion, I found this to be an entertaining read, I learned plenty of interesting things and it has left me in a state of pondering every time I put it down for the day. I have been left with an overwhelming sense of optimism in life.

I would highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in the subject matter, and interested in the potential to gain new perspectives, both male or female.