Comments on: The Missing Gospels by Darrell Bock (Review) http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=32 "When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:06:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: woofboy http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=32#comment-46811 woofboy Mon, 31 May 2010 11:49:30 +0000 http://s56072.gridserver.com/?p=32#comment-46811 Hi Danny, I think Bock is aware of Pagels and Ehrman in 'Missing Gospels' (he references them throughout the book). His thesis is designed to counter their claims as well as Bauer's. Hi Danny,

I think Bock is aware of Pagels and Ehrman in ‘Missing Gospels’ (he references them throughout the book). His thesis is designed to counter their claims as well as Bauer’s.

]]> By: lukeprog http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=32#comment-742 lukeprog Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:40:22 +0000 http://s56072.gridserver.com/?p=32#comment-742 Danny, For a quick overview of the history of scholarly reaction to Bauer's thesis, including recent work, I recommend Decker's "Rehabilitation of Heresy", which I linked to in the notes. Bock is obviously apolgetic, but he provides a fair counterpoint to the atheistic apologetics of, say, Ehrman's "Lost Christianities." Danny,

For a quick overview of the history of scholarly reaction to Bauer’s thesis, including recent work, I recommend Decker’s “Rehabilitation of Heresy”, which I linked to in the notes.

Bock is obviously apolgetic, but he provides a fair counterpoint to the atheistic apologetics of, say, Ehrman’s “Lost Christianities.”

]]> By: Danny http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=32#comment-720 Danny Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:30:13 +0000 http://s56072.gridserver.com/?p=32#comment-720 How does Bock's thesis fare against the more recent scholarship of Pagels, Ehrman, and Kraft? While these scholars may have been receptive to Bauer's thesis, I'm sure they've expanded upon it and added newly discovered archaeological finds. Bock's work strikes me as being too "apologetic". How does Bock’s thesis fare against the more recent scholarship of Pagels, Ehrman, and Kraft? While these scholars may have been receptive to Bauer’s thesis, I’m sure they’ve expanded upon it and added newly discovered archaeological finds. Bock’s work strikes me as being too “apologetic”.

]]> By: DW http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=32#comment-290 DW Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:06:12 +0000 http://s56072.gridserver.com/?p=32#comment-290 I think it's a shame that the average christian is oblivious to the current debate about the dubious beginnings of their religion. I've found that if you ask most Christians who wrote Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, they think that is was Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I think Bock is probably right about Bauer's views. Kind of a shame, though-that 'survival of the fittest' christianity view has a certain Darwinian charm. Thanks for the review. this website kicks ass! I think it’s a shame that the average christian is oblivious to the current debate about the dubious beginnings of their religion. I’ve found that if you ask most Christians who wrote Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, they think that is was Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I think Bock is probably right about Bauer’s views. Kind of a shame, though-that ’survival of the fittest’ christianity view has a certain Darwinian charm. Thanks for the review. this website kicks ass!

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