Reviews
The Year of Living Biblically - Review
11/07/09 09:44
A little over a week ago I blogged that I had
downloaded The Year of Living Biblically by
A. J. Jacobs with one of my June Audible.com credits.
And, I have to say that it is one of the best books
that I have read recently. It is an honest attempt by
a person who considered himself an agnostic to live
the Bible as literally as possible for one year. In
the process he reveals both the loftiest aspects of
religious of belief and also the dangers. The author
is witty and honest, especially about his own
shortcomings (one of the best features of the
audiobook version is that it is read by the author
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Earworms Rapid Language Courses
30/06/09 09:21
After just finishing a couple of audiobooks, I
decided this morning to begin a bit more language
learning instead of another book. So, I started
listening to the Earworms Rapid Language Course
entitled Rapid Greek Vol. 1, which I
had downloaded some time ago. And, I must say
that Earworms is one of the best language
learning audio resources that I have come across
in a long time. Read
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The Gnostic Gospels
29/06/09 09:08
This past weekend I just finished listening to
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels and
wanted to write a brief review. My overall impression
of the book was that it was a bit disappointing. My
area of expertise is Biblical Hebrew language and Old
Testament; however, I have always wanted to delve a
bit more into Gnosticism. I had read some about
Gnosticism in my New Testament courses, but felt as
though I had barely scratched the surface.
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The Bible: A Biography (Review)
13/06/09 14:34
This past week I listened to Karen Armstrong's
The Bible: A Biography in audiobook format.
And, I must say, I'm not sure if I have ever read a
more poorly titled book. Overall, the information in
the book was okay; however, there was a
glaring issue that I simply could not get past. It
was the lack of specificity in Armstrong's use of the
phrase "the Bible," which could be extended to a lack
of specificity in terminology in general. Certainly,
this text was intended for a general audience;
however, I do not think this problem stems from
trying to make matters accessible. Read More...