Jesus, Interrupted

Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible

By: Bart D. Ehrman

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

Picking up where Bible expert Bart Ehrman's New York Times best seller, Misquoting Jesus, left off, Jesus, Interrupted addresses the larger issue of what the New Testament actually teaches...and it's not what most people think. Here Ehrman reveals what scholars have unearthed:

The authors of the New Testament have diverging views about who Jesus was and how salvation works.

The New Testament contains books that were forged in the names of the apostles by Christian writers who lived decades later.

Jesus, Paul, Matthew, and John all represented fundamentally different religions.

Established Christian doctrines, such as the suffering messiah, the divinity of Jesus, and the trinity were the inventions of still later theologians.

These are not idiosyncratic perspectives of just one modern scholar. As Ehrman skillfully demonstrates, they have been the standard and widespread views of critical scholars across a full spectrum of denominations and traditions. Why is it most people have never heard such things?

This is the book that pastors, educators, and anyone interested in the Bible have been waiting for, a clear and compelling account of the central challenges we face when attempting to reconstruct the life and message of Jesus.

©2009 Bart D. Ehrman (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

The Forgers Interrupted.

The Bible is not the word of a God. Even if God every talked to anyone, there is every indication from this book that the scribes didn't care. They did what all egocentric people did. They used the argument from authority to make people do and believe what they wanted them to. If you read this book and don't realize religion is the longest and most successful scam in history, than I've got a bridge for sale.

Ehrman did another great job!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, I enjoyed learning more about the historical information on the Bible. I think that anyone who takes the Bible literally, should read/listen to this book as well as his earlier book called, "Misquoting Jesus" I think it would open up their eyes a little bit. And that is something that they really NEED to do.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Jesus, Interrupted?

There were several...I really can't pick just one.

What about Jason Culp’s performance did you like?

Yes, he was a good narrator.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me feel good about my skepticism.

A Rehash of Misquoting Jesus

Where does Jesus, Interrupted rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's a solid book with interesting facts and ideas. However, if you've already read Misquoting Jesus there really isn't any reason to read this one.

A must read

I liked the book on the whole. I particularly liked the author’s personal thoughts about the subject matter and his personal journey in making sense of the results of his scholarship as well as his suggestions on a way to consider and apply the Bible in light of an historical reading of it. I’d recommend everyone to read this book; it was approachable in an audio format and narrator was good.

Great book!

Read three times so far. intelligently and well written. narration was. flawlessly delivered. end of review.

Fascinating

I have read many of Bart Ehrman’s books and enjoyed them all. Highly recommended. Very enlightening.

Totally worth listening to.

The narrator did an excellent job. Very educational I couldn't stop listening to it.

The Bible is the most important book in history, so why would we not study the history of the Bible?

I was raised by a Methodist minister who went to Southern Methodist University. This book reinforced many of the teachings from my dad. I think should be required reading by all Christians. I found this audiobook to be incredibly informative and enlightening and relevant to my life and my intellectual curiosity of arguably the most important book in the history of mankind, the Bible.

Balanced, reasonable view of the Bible.

Answered a lot of questions I have had about the Bible for a very long time while, IMO, not denigrating people who continue to have faith in its words.

Great Insight

For those of us that continue to seek truth and facts and blend them into belief systems this book hits the nail in the head.