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No Errors in My Bible, Sorry About Yours
Is the Bible filled with scientific and historical errors? Does it repeatedly contradict itself? Indeed, was it written by "pious frauds" centuries after the fact? No. No. And no. This book takes on over 90 claimed errors and contradictions in the Bible point by point and shows how the Bible is right and the critics are wrong. Among the questions and challenges discussed Did Jesus really live? Where did Cain get his wife? Does the Bible give a wrong value for pi? How could all the animals have fit on the ark? Has science proven that miracles are impossible? And many more.
304 pages, Paperback
First published December 4, 2010
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January 20, 2011
The book “No Errors in My Bible, Sorry About Yours” by Mark Johansen was given to me by GoodReads through their GoodReads “First Reads” giveaway program.
I was really excited to get this book. There are many things that I believe about God and the Bible, but I sometimes don’t know how to answer when someone brings up a question or criticism about something that I believe. I confess that I have not done all of the scientific/historical research that I should in order to defend my faith. After reading this book, I am now more prepared!
In “No Errors in My Bible, Sorry About Yours,” Mark Johansen lays out many different criticisms of the Christian faith and the Bible and gives rebuttals to them based on scientific and historical evidence. The criticisms are divided into categories (i.e. “Scientific,” “History,” “Inspiration & Authorship”) and are organized effectively. The author explains up front that this report will sound defensive, but that is what it is: a defense of Christianity.
For a non-fiction book, this was one I really enjoyed reading. It was pretty easy to read the author’s style of writing, and I only got bogged down a little during the historical stuff. But that is only because history isn’t really my thing. (Now, the scientific stuff…I ate that up!) The ‘questions’ and ‘answers’ were laid out in a logical way (very organized…I could tell that this author is an engineer by trade!), which I liked a lot. I also appreciated the author’s metaphors that were used throughout the book. The examples from everyday life of how to think through a particular ‘problem’ related to believing the Bible were enlightening. This author is obviously a true Christian and has researched the topic of Biblical authenticity very thoroughly.
A critique for this book is that there were several typos and editing mistakes throughout the volume. Also, the cover art for the book seemed a little bit odd to me, but that is just my preference.
This book made me realize that I need to study for myself why I believe what I believe and how I can defend myself in a world that is increasingly anti-Christian. I think that every Christian needs to examine the facts for themselves, but this book would definitely be a step in the right direction to do just that.
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I was really excited to get this book. There are many things that I believe about God and the Bible, but I sometimes don’t know how to answer when someone brings up a question or criticism about something that I believe. I confess that I have not done all of the scientific/historical research that I should in order to defend my faith. After reading this book, I am now more prepared!
In “No Errors in My Bible, Sorry About Yours,” Mark Johansen lays out many different criticisms of the Christian faith and the Bible and gives rebuttals to them based on scientific and historical evidence. The criticisms are divided into categories (i.e. “Scientific,” “History,” “Inspiration & Authorship”) and are organized effectively. The author explains up front that this report will sound defensive, but that is what it is: a defense of Christianity.
For a non-fiction book, this was one I really enjoyed reading. It was pretty easy to read the author’s style of writing, and I only got bogged down a little during the historical stuff. But that is only because history isn’t really my thing. (Now, the scientific stuff…I ate that up!) The ‘questions’ and ‘answers’ were laid out in a logical way (very organized…I could tell that this author is an engineer by trade!), which I liked a lot. I also appreciated the author’s metaphors that were used throughout the book. The examples from everyday life of how to think through a particular ‘problem’ related to believing the Bible were enlightening. This author is obviously a true Christian and has researched the topic of Biblical authenticity very thoroughly.
A critique for this book is that there were several typos and editing mistakes throughout the volume. Also, the cover art for the book seemed a little bit odd to me, but that is just my preference.
This book made me realize that I need to study for myself why I believe what I believe and how I can defend myself in a world that is increasingly anti-Christian. I think that every Christian needs to examine the facts for themselves, but this book would definitely be a step in the right direction to do just that.
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December 13, 2010
Well, I wrote this book, so don't look for an objective review here!
I've heard a lot of statements over the years about how the Bible is filled with scientific and historical errors and internal contradictions. But in almost every case, when I looked for details, the problems evaporated. Criticisms often turned out to be based on "absolutely no benefit of the doubt" assumptions, or arguments that boil down to "I don't care what evidence you offer -- that just sounds unlikely to me and I refuse to believe it".
So I decided to put together a book listing a bunch of these criticisms and giving my reply to each. I've collected information from a variety of sources, including science, ancient historical writings, archaeology, even a little bit of mathematics.
And yes, there are some criticisms that really have some validity and that are tough to answer. I've included those in the book because they are, after all, the most interesting.
I've heard a lot of statements over the years about how the Bible is filled with scientific and historical errors and internal contradictions. But in almost every case, when I looked for details, the problems evaporated. Criticisms often turned out to be based on "absolutely no benefit of the doubt" assumptions, or arguments that boil down to "I don't care what evidence you offer -- that just sounds unlikely to me and I refuse to believe it".
So I decided to put together a book listing a bunch of these criticisms and giving my reply to each. I've collected information from a variety of sources, including science, ancient historical writings, archaeology, even a little bit of mathematics.
And yes, there are some criticisms that really have some validity and that are tough to answer. I've included those in the book because they are, after all, the most interesting.
January 17, 2011
The book while at tmes a slow reading was a great review of many so called erros in the Bible. The chapters are subdivided into topics which makes it very easy to digest teh book in small readings or to use in a Bible study itself. The book is well researched and has a logical prgression. While the topic is interesting adn teh author's arguments strong the reading at times displays teh author's science background and the book takes on a textbook style. Overall an interesting and good read.
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