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| God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer | 
 enlarge | Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher: HarperOne
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 136440
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0061173975
Dewey Decimal Number: 231.8
EAN: 9780061173974
ASIN: 0061173975
Publication Date: March 2008
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Astonishing book! March 7, 2008
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Having myself done a degree in theology and since "deconverted" (to borrow an Ehrman term!), I read some of Bart's earlier stuff whilst doing my degree, and have always rated him highly for his clarity of thought, his ability to express what he wants to get across, and his general approach to his research.
So when this new book came up on the upcoming list, I pre-ordered it, and it was delivered earlier this week. For me it was one of those books that you just can't put down, and I've devoured it already and am on the second reading at the moment.
The way he covers the topic is great - not too much information for the lay person, but also not lacking in clarity and detail for those who want it. It was almost like being back at university again, just brilliant. It is also refreshing to have him doing his own translation of the Greek for his New Testament quotations, which once again reminded me of doing exactly that at university, and once again re-emphasised for me how inaccurate the English translations are. As he mentions on one of the chapters, the pathos you get when reading the account of the passion in Mark in the original Greek is just not there in the English translation. So in summary, the coverage of the material is sufficient without being laboured.
His approach is to look at various biblical interpretations of suffering, and analyse their validity. He does this masterfully and the reader is left in no doubt at all what his opinions on the matter are and why he has come to the conclusions he has.
I can't recommend this book enough, both for those of us that have already de-converted and for those wondering about god in the light of the appalling suffering we see around us in the world.
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