Jesus, Interrupted

By: Bart D. Ehrman

Narrated by: Jason Culp

The problems with the Bible that New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman discussed in his bestseller Misquoting Jesus—and on The Daily Show with John Stewart, NPR, and Dateline NBC, among others—are expanded upon exponentially in his latest book: Jesus, Interrupted. This New York Times bestseller reveals how books in the Bible were actually forged by later authors, and that the New Testament itself is riddled with contradictory claims about Jesus—information that scholars know… but the general public does not. If you enjoy the work of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and John Shelby Spong, you’ll find much to ponder in Jesus, Interrupted.©2009 Bart D. Ehrman; (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

I wouldn't read if you have weak faith

I started with Misquoting Jesus, by the same author. As a newly freed Agnostic, I was eager to know what lies I had been taught my whole life. This book was a great follow-up. There was some overlap, but that is needed so each book can stand alone. I actually found myself getting angry and some of the information. I was raised to believe that God inspired the Bible... not the case at all. If you are questioning, I highly recommend ANY book by this author!

Widely accepted

I would highly recommend to those interested in both biblical history, and history of the bible. If you enjoyed Misquoting Jesus and Beyond Belief this will serve you well. It is not as in depth as I had hoped but he states that is not the intent. I would love to see other religious topics reviewed with the same historical view. I cannot but think that he was stung by criticism related to Misquoting Jesus as he repetitively (and to my ear a little annoyingly) explains that what is being presented is common, widely accepted, knowledge among scholars.

The Jason Culp narration is excellent except that his voice and tone lends an officious air when the wide acceptance among scholars contention returns.

Wow!

Great narration and very eye opening. Really liked the way the author didn't belittle Christianity in his closing but supported it, even though for him, it has lost its savor. This book is well worth reading. It brought the bible to life, made it very understandable and took out all the mystical elements and put them a perspective that is more real than trying to believe them as actually happening.

Informative and thought provoking

What did you love best about Jesus, Interrupted?

I liked that the author presented his information in a strongly unbiased way. He is clear about when things he is stating are his own opinion vs. the widely held scholarly opinion. Although the author considers himself an agnostic he approaches the subject in manner that is not condescending towards believers.

What about Jason Culp’s performance did you like?

The performer was very clear and understandable with an accent that sounded very ordinary to me (an American speaker). My only complaint was that he talks a bit slow, but I was able to speed the playback up on the Android app so this was no problem.

Any additional comments?

If you have never studied the Bible using the

Very informative !

Any additional comments?

One of the best books I have ever read, however Mr Ehrman, I must disagree with you on one point at least. I read gospel of Barnabas, I failed to remember anything anti-Jewish, if anything, it is more anti-Christian. For example, he condemned Christian of practicing certain rituals that's totally against Jesus teaching such as eating pork, not circumcizing and drinking wine. He also accused Paul of promoting such ill practices. In addition, he proclaims Mohammad as messiah not Jesus. He specifically has pointed in his Gospel that Mohammad was to be the messenger after Jesus as Jesus himself told his deciples in John that God will send them another comforter who will stay with them forever. Barnabas has named Mohammed as the comforter which leads me to believe that scriber has later intentionally changed the word to "comforter" as they have changed words in other places in the scripture.