Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

Misquoting Jesus

The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

2005 • 272 pages

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This is one of those books where I am glad I read every word but I really only needed to read the intro and conclusion chapters. They say nonfiction is one where you should read the beginning and the endings then see where to delve into deeper, but I always get going from the beginning and don't pull up until the end, if I don't drop it completely. The book gets dull when going over some of its specifics but overall is an academic summary written in common language. More of academia can be written as clearly, I believe. For the future, I only need to reread the conclusion for high level insight. (Special personal note to remember: Inspiration is not the same as dictation. God could have inspired the original authors and the authors and scribes could still be human.)

September 6, 2017