Rent God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer

Another enjoyable read from Ehrman. He doesnt fail often in his ventures into popular religious studies. Okay, he was a dismal failure in that spoonfed writing called Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth. But that aside, hes marvelous. Clear, a little repetitive to make sure youre with him. And personal. This one perhaps even more so than usual. But its not an easy read, emotionally. To make sure we spoiled Americans are with him on the problem of suffering, he tells us about a great many incidences massacres and human decimation, whether from human to human or earth to human. But it is an pleasurable move through the Old Testament and into the New Testament, prophet by prophet, story by story. What now is the answer to suffering in this book? If you dont mind Ehrmans story of dissolving faith, people of faith could read it and learn a greater textual understanding of their sacred book beyond Sunday School. But as an atheist, its a fun ride close reading the texts and gaining perspective on the problem and various answers to it. I vote Ecclesiastes, too, Bart.