Friday, September 28, 2007

Non-fiction-who me?

I'm not much of a non-fiction reader, but did pick one up recently. This is ironic because I've always advised people of the benefit of reading at least one non-fiction book a month. Anyway, I'm reading "Peter, Paul and Mary Magdelene" by Bart D. Ehrman. He is a historian who studies and writes about the early bible times. In this book he investigates all the found documents about or by these three (of course, many of their writings are not "by" them). He gives me a totally different perspective on what we read now. He explains the practices and customs that were prevalent during the period as well as a backround on the traditions that have migrated through the years. I'm anxious to read more of his books.

Here are a couple of links if you're interested in his CV:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_D._Ehrman
http://www.bartdehrman.com/

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