Radical Origins of Christianity

[Stephen Fox]

Here is one we can discuss for the rest of the summer. No need for David Flick to take a shot as he will probably be as confused by this as he is about climate change.

Then again it hasn't stopped him before.

Would love Thornton, Haruo and Sandy's take in particular though all are welcome, excepting Flick, at the table

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/ ... ristianity

I think most of us could agree there is no Christianity, not much of one as a major world religion without Paul.

I am proud far as I know. to be the only participant on this board who has spoken in the flesh to reviewer James Wood, and likely the only person who will partake in this conversation to have read his Broken Estate and the Fun STuff. Momma is proud of her boy on those two counts.

[Sandy]

While I read the New Yorker's review, with the understanding of their perspective when it comes to reviewing books such as this, I'll have to reserve comment until I actually read the book. I was looking for a good summer read, and this actually looks pretty good. I took your advice, Stephen, on Molly Worthen's Apostles of Reason, and enjoyed reading that, though not finding complete agreement with her thesis. This one looks like the kind of book I'd like to give to the 12th grade Bible class to read and discuss. In this environment, that can be dangerous, but I've seen a few senior classes come through here who could handle it, and discuss it intelligently, and without personal bias.

[David Flick]

[Sandy]

[Stephen Fox]

My experience with Flick is not very rational. Thornton and Dave Roberts, Lamar Wadsworth and Bruce Gourley are more rational than Flick.

[Jim]

[David Flick]

[Tim Bonney]

[Tim Bonney]

I feels to me like the author doesn't give enough credit to the gospel writers. His contention that we know more about Paul than Jesus seems a bit off.

[Dave Roberts]

[Tim Bonney]