2006-07-31 05:27:53 · 7 answers · asked by Andre P 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I also like "The Book of God" by J. Walter Wangerin
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310200059/002-2696228-2148843?v=glance&n=283155
It is subtitled, "The Bible as a Novel" and rewrites the bible in the form of a historical novel, with less flowery wording and a very entertaining read!
2006-07-31 05:35:58 · answer #1 · answered by mynx326 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ehrman, Bart (2005). Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN 0060738170.
Metzger, Bruce M.; Ehrman, Bart (2005). The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195166671.
Ehrman, Bart (2004). A Brief Introduction to the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195161238.
Ehrman, Bart (2003). The Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195141830.
Ehrman, Bart (2003). The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195154622.
Ehrman, Bart (2003). The New Testament and Other Early Christian Writings: A Reader. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195154649.
Ehrman, Bart (2003). Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195141822.
Ehrman, Bart (1998). After the New Testament: A Reader in Early Christianity. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195114450.
Ehrman, Bart (1996). The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195102797.
Ehrman, Bart (1987). Didymus the Blind and the Text of the Gospels (The New Testament in the Greek Fathers; No. 1). Society of Biblical Literature. ISBN 1555400841.
2006-07-31 05:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Story of Christianity: Volume 1: Volume One: The Early Church to the Reformation (Story of Christianity) by Justo L. Gonzalez is one of the standard texts used today at the college level. It replaces and older work by LaTourette and covers up to 1500.
The amazon.com link for it is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060633158/sr=1-1/qid=1154363504/ref=sr_1_1/103-6392727-3116639?ie=UTF8&s=books
Christianity for Dummies is also well written and fairly cheap as well though it places more emphasis on Christian doctrine and its development than a detailed accounting of separate events.
The above recommendation for Bertrand Russell may prove useful if read in conjunction with other material but keep in mind his philosophic bias against spiritual events.
2006-07-31 05:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by iwantaprofilenamealready 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a long book, but the specific section relating to early christianity in Bertrand Russel's "History of Western Philosophy" is unrivalled for depth, clarity, ease of reading and entertainment.
2006-07-31 05:32:15 · answer #4 · answered by Bren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible For Dummies
By Jeffrey Geoghegan, Michael Homan
http://www.earlychurch.com/
2006-07-31 05:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by williamzo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jesus Puzzle, by Earl Doherty. It's available at Amazon, of course. Also available on-line, as a series of pdf's.
2006-07-31 05:43:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am afraid you have come to the wrong area for that question it would be more appropriate and likely to yield better answers if asked in History.
2006-07-31 05:50:04 · answer #7 · answered by KLU 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋