David Sewell
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Jesus Before the Gospels
- How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior
- De: Bart D. Ehrman
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 10 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 486
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 434
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 428
Throughout much of human history, our most important stories were passed down orally - including the stories about Jesus before they became written down in the Gospels. In this fascinating and deeply researched work, leading Bible scholar Bart D. Erhman investigates the role oral history has played in the New Testament - how the telling of these stories not only spread Jesus' message but helped shape it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, but with limited depth
- De Jacobus en 05-28-16
- Jesus Before the Gospels
- How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior
- De: Bart D. Ehrman
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
Clear Thinking Scholarship and Humanity
Revisado: 04-17-22
Loved it! The clearest study of early Christianity I've found to date; specifically on the nature of memory and how that can inform us what likely transpired to remember Jesus in the ways Christians did. A beautiful ending as well, appreciating the good and discarding the chaff of minutiae arguments.
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Lost Christianities
- The Battles of Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
- De: Bart D. Ehrman
- Narrado por: Matthew Kugler
- Duración: 13 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 563
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 489
The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups of Christians claimed that there was not one God but two or twelve or thirty. Some believed that the world had not been created by God but by a lesser, ignorant deity. Certain sects maintained that Jesus was human but not divine, while others said he was divine but not human.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Early Church(es)
- De Margaret en 01-06-14
- Lost Christianities
- The Battles of Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
- De: Bart D. Ehrman
- Narrado por: Matthew Kugler
so fascinating! will listen through again
Revisado: 03-13-22
Bart Ehrman reveals the facts of early Christian beliefs that we have forgotten or lost in a fair and unreligious way. Very refreshing and very much worth the read!
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The Reason for God
- Belief in an Age of Skepticism
- De: Timothy Keller
- Narrado por: Timothy Keller
- Duración: 5 h y 46 m
- Versión resumida
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,373
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,612
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,559
The End of Faith. The God Delusion. God Is Not Great. Letter to a Christian Nation. Best seller lists are filled with doubters. But what happens when you actually doubt your doubts? Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unrivaled Apologetics
- De Daniel en 05-01-13
- The Reason for God
- Belief in an Age of Skepticism
- De: Timothy Keller
- Narrado por: Timothy Keller
biased genuine Christian reasoning
Revisado: 12-17-21
Keller: "When we build our lives on anything but God, that thing, whatever it is, although it is a good thing, becomes an inflating addiction."
I was recommended this book to have a discussion with a pastor afterward. I managed to get through it with difficulty as I felt the author's reasoning was very biased and unfair against non-Christians. The example above from chapter 6 shows that the author believes that anyone not relying on God (meaning Yahweh) cannot live a properly balanced life. This may contradict a later point that Christians should expect to find nonbelievers who are more balanced, upright, and moral than themselves BECAUSE of their LACK of faith in Christ. He reasons that such people are trying to be perfect. But no one can be perfect so their self-righteousness will fail them. And while that might be true of some, Keller fails to realize that nonchristians understand that they can't be perfect. People can find a realistic moral framework which includes grace and forgiveness (positive self sacrifice for the betterment of others) without God. That's one example of the author's bias.
If you're interested in knowing the genuine reasoning of thoughtful Christians, I believe this book does a good job of defining that. As a skeptical recent ex-Christian, however, I felt I could see through many of the arguments.
I did come across a scant few thought-provoking ideas and challenges to help define my faith, but overall I feel I'm left with a series of arguments that need to be shown for what they are: bad reasoning.
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Intellectuals and Race
- De: Thomas Sowell
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 5 h y 43 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 2,287
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,029
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,011
Intellectuals and Race is a radical book in the original sense - one that goes to the root of the problem. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light. The book explores the incentives, the visions, and the rationales that drive intellectuals at the highest levels to conclusions that have often turned out to be counterproductive and even disastrous, not only for particular racial or ethnic groups but for societies as a whole.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Satisfying Indictment of the Intelligentsia
- De Andrew en 12-27-16
- Intellectuals and Race
- De: Thomas Sowell
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
a MUST READ!!!
Revisado: 08-31-21
Sowell has clarity if thought and easy to understand explanations. a great excerpt of his larger work
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Good to Great in God's Eyes
- Ten Practices Great Christians Have in Common
- De: Chip Ingram
- Narrado por: Chip Ingram
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 145
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 128
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 129
Are you tired of the status quo Christian life? Do you long for a spiritual breakthrough? Are you looking to go to the next level or get a fresh infusion of faith and spiritual passion? Great Christians live out their faith with purpose. In Mark 10:43 Jesus says whoever wants to become great among you must - what? You'll explore the idea that there are certain practices available to every believer, at every maturity level, to move us from good to great,in God's eyes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I really enjoyed listening to this book!
- De Ambur Caudell en 12-07-16
- Good to Great in God's Eyes
- Ten Practices Great Christians Have in Common
- De: Chip Ingram
- Narrado por: Chip Ingram
Technically lectures based on the chapters of Good to Great
Revisado: 06-28-20
I preferred the way Chip made his book into lectures instead of exact script-reading of the book. Passionate and nearly as detailed as the book itself. Thank you for this version!
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