It is a bit frustrating reading through Ecclesiastes

[GrandizerII]

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.

Thanks for your reply.

That's kind of what I expected, and why I haven't put much stock in these sorts of books so far... the thought that whatever they talk about is going to be too subtle, technical, or perhaps even irrelevant that it's not going to affects people's beliefs on the Bible much on either side... but thanks for saying Ehrman was worth reading.

Sadly after recent events in my life, I've lost a lot of confidence in my atheist position, and need to recover it, just to get my peace of mind back if nothing else, but this isn't looking like it's going to help very much, but thanks anyway for your thoughts.

Hey emjay, looks like you’re going through a lot. I’m sorry to hear this. I hope you find the resources needed to get through this. Best of luck.