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« Reply #925 on: December 19, 2013, 08:27:28 PM »

Resa Aslan - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth


I was able to get it for $13 so I took the plunge.  it's relatively well done, and written for a mass rather than an academic audience, unlike most of the reading on religion/theology I've done over the past few years, which is refreshing, in its own way.  he focuses on the 'historical Jesus' and takes great pains to place him within the context of the socio-political situation of first-century Palestine, especially vis-a-vis the relationship between the Jewish cult and the Roman occupation.

I did skip ahead and read the chapter on Paul, towards whom Aslan can barely conceal his enmity, fwiw.

My own views on Paul have softened somewhat over the past few years.  Much of the more problematic material in the Pauline epistles appears to have not been written by him and I'm convinced that at worst Paul was deluded rather than an intentional fraud.
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« Reply #926 on: December 20, 2013, 01:23:46 PM »

Resa Aslan - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth


I was able to get it for $13 so I took the plunge.  it's relatively well done, and written for a mass rather than an academic audience, unlike most of the reading on religion/theology I've done over the past few years, which is refreshing, in its own way.  he focuses on the 'historical Jesus' and takes great pains to place him within the context of the socio-political situation of first-century Palestine, especially vis-a-vis the relationship between the Jewish cult and the Roman occupation.

I did skip ahead and read the chapter on Paul, towards whom Aslan can barely conceal his enmity, fwiw.

I've heard that this book makes so many historical errors that it's barely worth picking up and it repeats 19th century German scholarship that's mostly rejected today.  As a layperson who's interested in getting the hard facts about Jesus, I tend to avoid the highly disputed stuff.
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« Reply #927 on: December 20, 2013, 01:31:09 PM »

intercourse by Andrea Dworkin (in honor of nathan... jk Wink)

Good Lord, really?
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« Reply #928 on: December 20, 2013, 01:46:16 PM »

Resa Aslan - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth


I was able to get it for $13 so I took the plunge.  it's relatively well done, and written for a mass rather than an academic audience, unlike most of the reading on religion/theology I've done over the past few years, which is refreshing, in its own way.  he focuses on the 'historical Jesus' and takes great pains to place him within the context of the socio-political situation of first-century Palestine, especially vis-a-vis the relationship between the Jewish cult and the Roman occupation.

I did skip ahead and read the chapter on Paul, towards whom Aslan can barely conceal his enmity, fwiw.

I've heard that this book makes so many historical errors that it's barely worth picking up and it repeats 19th century German scholarship that's mostly rejected today.  As a layperson who's interested in getting the hard facts about Jesus, I tend to avoid the highly disputed stuff.

can you point me towards where you've heard?
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« Reply #929 on: December 20, 2013, 02:11:28 PM »

Resa Aslan - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth


I was able to get it for $13 so I took the plunge.  it's relatively well done, and written for a mass rather than an academic audience, unlike most of the reading on religion/theology I've done over the past few years, which is refreshing, in its own way.  he focuses on the 'historical Jesus' and takes great pains to place him within the context of the socio-political situation of first-century Palestine, especially vis-a-vis the relationship between the Jewish cult and the Roman occupation.

I did skip ahead and read the chapter on Paul, towards whom Aslan can barely conceal his enmity, fwiw.

I've heard that this book makes so many historical errors that it's barely worth picking up and it repeats 19th century German scholarship that's mostly rejected today.  As a layperson who's interested in getting the hard facts about Jesus, I tend to avoid the highly disputed stuff.

can you point me towards where you've heard?

Here's one source that I came across a month or two ago.  In summary, Aslan's book is accused of having a mix of contradictions, omissions, and category errors.  I don't have any fancy degrees to confirm or debunk these claims, but it's apparent that this book isn't seen very fondly by scholars.
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« Reply #930 on: December 20, 2013, 06:06:24 PM »

thanks. cool blog
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« Reply #931 on: December 21, 2013, 12:58:14 AM »
« Edited: December 21, 2013, 12:59:56 AM by Beet »

intercourse by Andrea Dworkin (in honor of nathan... jk Wink)

Good Lord, really?

Have you read it? I don't think I can get through it. It's tough to read literature reviews of other books that I have not read. Why do authors do that? Dworkin sees sex (as practiced) as misogynistic. Misogynistic men also see sex as misogynistic. That suggests maybe she's going too far, sure. But she brings ideas that are more complicated than the caricature and are worth examining at least once in your life if you are ever in the mood.

I'm also reading the bluest eye by Toni Morrison- well I finished it.
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« Reply #932 on: December 21, 2013, 05:45:43 PM »

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« Reply #933 on: December 23, 2013, 02:17:51 AM »

Checked out the Canterbury Tales from the library today. I'm kind of getting into poetry.
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« Reply #934 on: December 23, 2013, 02:53:53 AM »

Checked out the Canterbury Tales from the library today. I'm kind of getting into poetry.

Which translation, and does it also have the original Middle English?
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« Reply #935 on: December 23, 2013, 04:51:41 AM »

Reading Sorrows of Young Werther and I find myself identifying very strongly with the protagonist.
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« Reply #936 on: December 23, 2013, 04:53:58 AM »

Reading Sorrows of Young Werther and I find myself identifying very strongly with the protagonist.

I know the feeling but I'm compelled to advise you to check yourself before you wreck yourself anyway.
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« Reply #937 on: December 23, 2013, 05:03:52 AM »

I have now ordered the book "The Pinzgau under the Swastika - Dictatorship in the Province":



The Pinzgau is the name for the county I'm living in (Zell am See).

Not hard to guess, the book is a documentary/chronicle about the Nazi time from ca. 1930 (or slightly before) to about 1945 (or slightly after).

That should be interesting ro read (ca. 280 pages).
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« Reply #938 on: December 25, 2013, 10:09:36 PM »

Checked out the Canterbury Tales from the library today. I'm kind of getting into poetry.

Which translation, and does it also have the original Middle English?
Modern English translation.
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« Reply #939 on: December 26, 2013, 08:19:26 AM »

Checked out the Canterbury Tales from the library today. I'm kind of getting into poetry.

Which translation, and does it also have the original Middle English?
Modern English translation.

Yes, but by whom?
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« Reply #940 on: December 26, 2013, 01:10:37 PM »

"This Perfect Day" by Ira Levin.
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« Reply #941 on: December 26, 2013, 10:04:31 PM »

just got these two in the mail today.  for less than $13 thanks to the good (and probably overstocked) folks @ christianbook.com


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« Reply #942 on: December 26, 2013, 10:16:35 PM »


I hope not unless he wants a crash course in German.

Sorry, I hopee nyt unlesse the yong sonne hath wanteh a crashe ceoursye in seaxan or whatever.

(Bad memories).
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« Reply #943 on: December 26, 2013, 10:33:13 PM »

Translated by Joseph Glaser. Pretty good so far, but I'm still only in the prologue.
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« Reply #944 on: December 26, 2013, 10:44:42 PM »

For the Tales, I think my school just used the Penguin Books (or whatever) translation.
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« Reply #945 on: December 27, 2013, 12:07:21 AM »

For the Tales, I think my school just used the Penguin Books (or whatever) translation.

Coghill? Good man.

If I could find a version of the Coghill with the original on facing pages I would be all over it.
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« Reply #946 on: December 28, 2013, 07:35:04 PM »

Alistair Horne's The Savage War of Peace is the latest book I'm reading from my Xmas haul. Been interested in the Algerian War of Independence for a few years now.
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« Reply #947 on: December 31, 2013, 05:21:02 PM »

Umberto Eco's The Book of Legendary Lands. Beautiful book and a lot of fun as well.
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« Reply #948 on: December 31, 2013, 07:46:41 PM »

Native Son by Richard Wright. A surprisingly sophomoric book, but it must have been revolutionary in 1940.
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« Reply #949 on: January 03, 2014, 03:48:02 PM »

Rereading the Third Policeman, I also got a Glaßbrenner edition for christmas that I'll start on after.

Oh, and the Monkey of Hartlepool.
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