Quote:
Originally Posted by msmith
... If it helps some people feel more "comfortable" reading it, Vox Day the author of "The Irrational Atheist" is a member of Mensa....
|
Actually, Vox Day is an often ill-informed, generally boisterous, largely anti-intellectual blogger (former video-game reviewer, as well as pop musician,) who seems to be convinced that the Age of Enlightenment ushered all the ills of the modern world. I have spent an hour here and there, reading his more bombastic pronouncements, and on a rare occasion he has a point, but he is hardly an authority on anything.
But since you are actually making reading suggestions, if you really want something more learned regarding biblical origins, try "The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Sacred Texts" by Finkelstein (
http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook9494.htm?cache), or "Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From?" by Dever (
http://www.amazon.com/Were-Early-Isr...3626991&sr=8-2)
Or about Christianity, try these: "The Christians as the Romans Saw Them" by Wilken (
http://www.amazon.com/Christians-Rom...3628238&sr=1-1), "Did Jesus Exist?" by Wells (
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Exist-Ge...3627608&sr=1-1), or The Jesus Puzzle by Doherty (
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Puzzle-C...ref=pd_sim_b_6). Unfortunately, not legally available as ebooks.