I guess we will read Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus

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Originally Posted by Chapel-Hill-Coug

Bart Ehrman originally wanted to call this book "Lost in Transmission". He thought that would be a nice pun on a recent movie and adequately describe what his book was about. The publisher denied him, however, telling him partly in jest that the average reader might think this book was about auto mechanics! So to make it more salesworthy, they changed the name to "Misquoting Jesus". Bart, though he won't admit it, is actually kind of embarrassed about the title. He always wants to make sure that those close to him know that the title wasn't his idea.

[If you're wondering, I know Bart Ehrman personally. He is a terrific scholar, and one of the most honest scholars I know. This book is a great choice.]

Welcome, I think based on your posts you will be a fine contributor to this forum and I hope that you stick around.

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Originally Posted by creekster

My wife and I have this dispute all the time. I like to buy books but she insists on going to the library. As a result, our home library is dominated by my choices, which isn't necessarily a good thing. I prefer buying becasue you can read at your leisure, read gain, and you know where it has been.

I prefer buying as well. By the time I pay all the late fees from the library, I could have purchased the book outright anyhow.