excellent, realistic and impeccably researched...

... by Bart Herman, an expert in biblical, especially New Testament studies. I'm an atheist solely because of rationality and reason so it did me good to hear that his break from faith had everything to do with simply understanding the christian bible "[historically rather than devotionally]", and by not moralizing every concept, every word, or assigning universal meaning and truths to both, as most christians are wont to do. Ehrman cites many, if not all, of the discrepancies and contradictions in the bible which completely discredit the entire canonization.The bible needs to be appreciated for what it is - a great work of literature and a record of myths - fantastical myths, horrible myths and even worse characters, especially the "one and only God" character. Ehrman tells of how and why he began to understand the bible, and how it should be understood, in its entirety, as a product of its era.

The narrator is clear and does not overly dramatize. A fairly easy listen. I give it 5s all the way across.

The book "Zealot" by Reza Aslan, is another reader/listener friendly book about this subject - the lives and times in which the books of the bible were recorded are direct by-products of the socio-economic milieu in which they were written down from many generations of an oral story-telling tradition.

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Super Interesting Content

This is such a great overview of historical critical issues within the New Testament. I found it intensely interesting, especially given that while it is all commonly known information across mainstream biblical scholarship, most people who read the bible or sit in church have no idea about it. While Ehrman is in no way trying to destroy anyone's faith (he is very specific about this point), one would be hard pressed to read this book and come away without at least some of thier views changed.

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Incredibly detailed and highly thought provoking

Having brought up in the Christian faith (but a nonbeliever now), I really wanted to dig deep into the origins of Christianity and understand Jesus from a historical perspective.

Once I started the book, I could not put it down (metaphorically speaking). The subject was very thought provoking and the narration engrossing.

I highly recommended this book!

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Stuff I never heard when I was religious! Wow...

Short time to type here, but wow, this was interesting. Think I'm going to buy the print edition too, for all the references. SO many contradictions I never was taught when I was a Christian. The most basic questions like "What day did Jesus die?"... The gospels can't even get THAT right. Mark? Day before passover. John? Passover day. I think this book lends itself best to someone who is on the way out of religion, and feel curious about things your church hasn't taught you. I don't see how you come away from this still holding to the dogmatic view that the book is the infallible mouth breathed word of God. It's not.

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Classic Ehrman!

A concise summary on the historicity of JC and the theological journey of the author.

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Amazing

Bart Ehrman, through this book, has lifted the lid off of a beautifully painted manhole cover and revealed the sewer I wasn’t fully aware of

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