Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (Plus)
by Bart D. Ehrman
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Author: Bart D. EhrmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-05
ISBN: 0060859512
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: HarperOne
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Book Review: Factual error!
Summary: 4 Stars
Having read the first few pages online convinced me to not buy this book, the reason being a glaring error- the author states that most if not all people of the time were illiterate, and that's certainly true. However, he specifically includes Jews in that illiterate category, a "fact" that requires relatively little research to disprove. All male Jews were required to learn to read so they might know the law, and more importantly, to be able to read from the Torah in the Temple at age 12. Further, beginning approximately 2 centuries before the reported time of Jesus Pharisees established free public schools so that even male Jews from the poorest of families could fulfill that obligation; even the teachings of Jesus show heavy Pharisaic influence, especially the great similarity with the writings of a Rabbi Hillel. In fact, it could be said that the Pharisaic schools were the world's first mandatory public education system! Unfortunately, women were still kept uneducated and therefore dependent on the men of the family for any knowledge they might want to gain of matters outside of the family household.
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Summary of Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (Plus)
For almost 1,500 years, the New Testament manuscripts were copied by hand--and mistakes and intentional changes abound in the competing manuscript versions. Religious and biblical scholar Bart Ehrman makes the provocative case that many of our widely held beliefs concerning the divinity of Jesus, the Trinity, and the divine origins of the Bible itself are the results of both intentional and accidental alterations by scribes.
In this compelling and fascinating book, Ehrman shows where and why changes were made in our earliest surviving manuscripts, explaining for the first time how the many variations of our cherished biblical stories came to be, and why only certain versions of the stories qualify for publication in the Bibles we read today. Ehrman frames his account with personal reflections on how his study of the Greek manuscripts made him abandon his once ultra-conservative views of the Bible.
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