RE: It is a bit frustrating reading through Ecclesiastes
August 19, 2025 at 9:15 am
(This post was last modified: August 19, 2025 at 9:49 am by GrandizerII.)
(August 19, 2025 at 8:33 am)emjay Wrote: @GrandizerII
Hi there. Since you seem to be quite interested in the study of the accuracy of the Bible, I was wondering if you could recommend any books that you'd consider essential reads on the inaccuracy of the Bible. Asking Chatgpt about it the top name that seems to come up is Bart D. Ehrman, so I was wondering if you'd agree with that recommendation and/or have any others? I've never really paid that much attention to these sorts of books before, considering them too technical sounding etc, but I'm now at a point where I think that if there is any convincing evidence against the accuracy of the Bible through historical or archaeological study etc, I need to know about it. Thanks if you can help
I wouldn’t say it’s the accuracy of the Bible that I’m interested in, but more about what the texts themselves are saying. And sometimes that means I have to presume/conclude redactions and such in order to make the most sense out of these texts.
As for who to read on the inaccuracy of the Bible, then pretty much every work of Ehrman’s that I know of is a good starting point. His works are very accessible to the layperson.
Of course, this is assuming by inaccuracy, you mean in the literal/historical sense.
Personally, I take it for granted at this point that the Bible is inaccurate in this sense, but it’s not something I am invested in nor is it something that many Christians or Jews think is a problem either.
ETA: Daniel McClellan is another scholar I recommend for what you’re after. He is a nominal Mormon but otherwise indistinguishable from a critical scholar when it comes to the accuracy of the texts in the Bible. I’m not aware of any book of his quite frankly, but he does have a YouTube channel you can check out. I’m sure he has written books though. Can look them up for you if needed.
