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Holly posted a review at 2009-09-03 14:17:56.
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This book really really delves into a lot of the problems I have with God. I would have loved to have read it four years ago.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-02-04 10:36:18.
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Basically it elucidates my idea and feeling towards the Christian God. Plus a few interesting knowledge and ideas.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-12-19 12:22:05.
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A very good book. Many may not choose to read it settling for the same pat answer that people give concerning God and Suffering ( its a mystery ) Bart does a good job of detailing from old to new what the bible has to say about Suffering, and how some formed ideas that people suffered as a result of sin ( sin being, what people suggest is real ) I would highly recommend people read it, While I dont hold th same conclusion as Bart I do agree with a lot of what is talked about in here. A worth while read
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Noelle posted a review at 2008-08-10 23:22:07.
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A thought-provoking (albeit repetitive) book. Written by a former pastor who lost his faith after wrestling with this question (and numerous others). Do we suffer because we've sinned? Because we're being tested? Or because of some "greater good" that's to be achieved? If the answer is "yes" to any of the above, how do you reconcile that with the fact that innocent children suffer from malnutrition, are inflicted with AIDS, are devastated by natural disasters? And the Bible appears to provide numerous conflicting answers to the "why do we suffer" question. I found it amusing to read the "one star" reviews of this book on Amazon.com. It was quite clear that the majority of these individuals had not even READ the book and were basing their opinions on the title alone. The gist of the reviews being "How dare one question why God does what he does - he has a reason for doing everything and we need to trust in him." Blind faith won't get you very far . . . This book was very eye-opening and I'd recommend it for believers and non-believers alike.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-07-27 21:24:12.
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insightful, honest and needed!
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Michael posted a review at 2008-07-21 08:41:16.
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A wonderful follow-up to Eherman's other work. This one is even better as it adequately addresses the question of suffering.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-07-21 04:04:35.
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Very nice (brief) overview of how religious people have attempted to explain suffering over the years. The final chapters on Jewish (Christian) apocalyptic are especially interesting and relevant!
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Bo Gordy-Stith posted a review at 2008-07-08 23:23:09.
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Not nearly as objective as Ehrman\'s Stealing Jesus was. God\'s Problem seems more of a plea on Ehrman\'s part to either (a) justify his giving up his faith in God, or (b) invite someone to help him expand the free will explanation of suffering to explain hurricanes and tsunamis. He strikes me as a much more thorough NT scholar than he does a Hebrew Bible scholar. Some good food for thought, but not as well-conceived as I had expected.
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Wai-hung posted a review at 2008-07-06 14:37:59.
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Not as good as Misquoting Jesus, but still very readable. The chapter on the Book of Job is particularly good.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-07-05 23:05:31.
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Between 1960 and 1990 there were about 4400 scholarly writings (journals and books) on the “Problem of Suffering" (Plantinga). Fair enough, Ehrman contends that he doesn’t want to scuffle with academia, but he wants to distance himself from the “morally repugnant†intellectual abstractions and present a work that the proletariat can understand. Although I like reading Ehrman – even though I disagree with many of his conclusions – I believe it is a fair criticism to claim that he nuances his writings in such ways that intend to captivate certain readers, however, such shadings are obvious to anyone who has contended with "theodicy." To me, this book comes across as if Ehrman believes that people, i.e. thinking people, have never thought of these issues. His vivid descriptions of the Holocaust, for instance, though chronicled by Holocaust historians, have engaged the imagination of most people, yet all we have here is Ivan Karamazov 2.0. Clearly Marcionite and cathartic.
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