01-23-2007, 02:51 PM | #1 |
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I guess we will read Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus
Purchase and read, go forth and learn!
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01-23-2007, 02:59 PM | #2 |
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But why purchase when you can check out a book from your local library?? Eh?
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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.
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My copy of Misquoting is well-broken in. For those trying to save $ but who want to buy, I believe there's a paperback edition out now. I look forward to a great discussion.
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So, I've finally converted over to actually using a library. Which makes sense seeing as how I am, after all, a librarian. The thing I really don't like about library books is the coffee stains. And the dried boogers. But maybe that's an Oklahoma thing. |
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01-23-2007, 04:32 PM | #6 | |
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I think I'll buy the book and join in. I need to upgrade my reading from my current diet of Junie B. Jones/Cat in the Hat/Five Little Monkeys. |
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01-23-2007, 04:53 PM | #7 |
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FYI: There is a paperback version coming out on Feb. 6th. It appears that it will have a new bonus section. You can pre-order on amazon.com.
I look forward to reading it.
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Do I heed my Scottish ancestry and wait, or do I purchase any way? If I wait I can also order the Introduction to the New Testament as well. Choices.
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01-23-2007, 05:01 PM | #9 |
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As a Master Cheapskate, I'd advise that you wait to make the purchase.
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01-23-2007, 07:23 PM | #10 |
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A Bart Ehrman anecdote...
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.] |
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