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Just as with "Misquoting Jesus" where Ehrman revealed how the corruption of scripture by scribes caused him to reject his once-conservative Christian beliefs, in "God's Problem" Ehrman will discuss for the first time his personal anguish when he discovered the Bible's incoherent explanations for suffering and how that caused him to lose his faith altogether.In a fresh departure from Ehrman's recent focus on the New Testament, he expands his research to include much of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) in "God's Problem" and reveal the core responses to suffering proposed by the different biblical writers. The prophets: suffering is a punishment for sin; Job (two different answers): suffering is a test, for which you'll later be rewarded for passing; and that suffering is beyond comprehension, since we're just peons and God, after all, is GOD); "Ecclesiastes": it's just the nature of things, so suck it up; and, all apocalyptic texts ("Daniel", plus the Apostle Paul's letters and the book of "Revelation" in the New Testament): God will eventually make right all that is wrong.
| ISBN | 0061173924 | | Pages | 304 | | ISBN13 | 9780061173929
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 227 | | Imprint | HarperSanFrancisco | | Published in | San Francisco | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 203 | | Publication date | 15 Mar 2009 | | Width (mm) | 135 | | Library of Congress | B5680 | | Spine width (mm) | 23 | | DEWEY | 231.8 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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"Ehrman's clarity, simplicity, and congeniality help make this a superb introduction to its subject."--Booklist Well, Ehrman is correct that the Bible does fail to answer as to why we suffer. But, Mr. Ehrman cannot claim that there is no reason, just because the Bible gives no answer. The ONLY religion on the face of the universe which gives the answers to ALL Bart Ehrman's questions and queries is: Islam. <br><br>The following links destroy Bart Ehrman's argument, using reason, logic and science in conjuction with the scriptural teachings of Islam that is: the Holy Quran and the authentic Hadiths with historical context:<br><br>http://islamicreplies.ucoz.com/Evil_And_Suffering_Islamic_Perspective.html<br>http://islamicreplies.ucoz.com/Why_God_Created_Us_With_Free_Will.html - theone Write a review
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