Forged: Writing in the Name of God--Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are Audiobook

" Excellent sequel to his previous book Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible & Why . His arguments here as well as in the other book, are persuasive. "

" I find Ehrman's explorations of the textual history of Christianity fascinating. I've read a number of his other books targeted at the lay audience and am looking forward to this latest addition. "

" Still reading it just now. Very informative though. "

" Not my favorite book by Ehrman, but it is relatively interesting. I learned a bit and some of his examples were good. He alludes to his other writing too much for my liking. I prefer a popular nonfiction book (made for the general public - not a researcher) to stand on its own merit and not require someone to have read widely on the topic. "

" Detailed and comprehensive rebuttal of the alleged reliability of the biblical text. Discusses what books , or parts of books, were forged, altered, intentionally or unintentionally misattributed, and why the practice cannot be regarded as normal, or accepted, even at the time when it took place. "

" If I could give this 3-1/2 stars I would, but I'll round up since I've always enjoyed Ehrman's books. This one seemed a bit drier, but was still informative and thought-provoking. "

" A bit long and pedantic. "

" Not bad, but not great. A lot of the same points talked about over and over again (I know that is kind of the point, but repetitive nonetheless). Now that I have one side of the story, I want to see what the other side says. "

" SLAM! finally a book which vindicates my belief that the bible was copied, etc, etc, etc. "

" A fun look at the motives for the creation of the books in the new testament. Turns out people are people, even when divinely inspired. "

" Another book by the author in exposing inaccuracies within the New Testament and early Christian learders. "

" This book adds come new arguments to his point of view that he makes from his book Jesus Interrupted. This book repeats his ideas too much as I had just read the previous book mentioned. "

" Again..... Thanks Bart...... "

" This book reads like a detective story. I couldn't put it down. "

" This book is something less than shocking and something more than trivial. Ehrman's point - that ancient authors perpetrated forgeries to further the faith - is well-taken, but not really of central importance to a thinking Christian. "

" Love Ehrman as a lecturer and most of his work but this is obviously a quickly written prelude to a greater effort in more academic form. Not much meat on these bones. "

" Informative and clear. Ehrman is precise in his claims, and supports them well. "