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God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer (Hardcover)

by Bart D. Ehrman (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: HarperOne (Mar 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0061173975
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061173974
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing book!, 7 Mar 2008
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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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Compulsory Reading, 5 May 2009
By Steve Adeleye (Ashford, Kent. UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--why We Suffer (Paperback)
For most of us at some time in our Christian and/or religious life, our faith will inevitably clash with reason. That crisis between the head and the heart, is a struggle that I have experienced personally and have seen many people around me struggle with. One inevitably realises that things don't always work for good as the good old Apostle and the good book says it does.

Why do bad things happen to good and innocent people if an Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omni-benevolent deity is on the throne of justice?
I have seen terrible calamities befall good innocent Christian brothers and sisters so it is a question that I have asked personally many times.

In this book, Professor Ehrman dealt with this issue admirably. He looked at all the angles, all the biblical examples and all the explanations that have been offered by various people over the years. He dealt with them one by one and offered us an excellent, lucid assessment and his very informed and well researched views and opinions.

This is a fantastic book, whatever your Christian belief or lack thereof. In the usual Ehrman style, it is well written, well thought out, and contributes substantially to knowledge.

I will recommend this book to anyone who wants to go beyond the dogmas and take a good objective look at what Christianity has to say about one of the most fundamental questions of our time.



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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Its not only God's problem, 6 Oct 2009
This review is from: God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--why We Suffer (Paperback)
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--why We Suffer

As always Bart Ehrman writes in an accessible and authoritative way.

Although he makes it clear that he is not a believer (although once was) this is not an attack on belief but an exploration of the different interpretations within the bible of why suffering.

Of all the books by Prof Ehrman i have read this seems to be the most personal and i think it gains from that. It would, i feel, be wrong to be dispassionate about suffering.

Whether a believer or not how to interpret suffering and our response to it is an issue for us all. This book is an excellent way of delving into this issue.
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