Any fundies out there want to suggest books for non-fundies?
-Ben
Oh, c’mon; you know fundies only have one Book. 
Like Gaudere said, there’s only one. And don’t think we haven’t read it.
Well, how about a not-very-good Christian recommending books for the non-religious?
Again- Isaac Asimovs Guide to the Bible
How the Irish saved Civilization.
Check out “Bible Stories for Adults” by James Morrow.
(Let’s just say it’s not your standard Christian fare…)
Okay… so maybe I should have looked further down the topic list before jumping in… missed the point… :o
I believe I have heard somewhere that there is a NYT review which sorely criticises Asimov for not taking Biblical archaeology into account in writing his Guide.
-Ben
Asimovs guide was not a guide to recent Archeology finds, but an overview of Biblical scholarship & history. His purpose was not to discuss recent finds & digs which were still being argued about & discussed by the experts in the field. Besides, a “book review” is hardly a scholarly critique- they do not have to suppot or base their OPINIONS on anything at all.
Asimovs Guide, pg 9:" I cannot pretend that in writing this book I am making any significant original contribution to Biblical scholarship… All that I will have to say will consist of MATERIAL WELL KNOWN to students of ancient history." (emphasis mine) ie, nothing very new, controversial, or groundbreaking. Stuff that had already made it to the College textbooks. But- presented in an easy to read & entertaining format.
Don’t be snippy, DITWD. I showed that Kenyon’s work debunking the work Asimov quoted came out about ten years before his book was published. I daresay it was likely “well known to students of ancient history” at that point. I don’t recommend reading a book with outdated facts, honestly, particlarly if the person is not well-versed in the area. Even if it was good work during it’s time! If someone is wholly ignorant about something and you want to recommend a book to give them a quick-but-solid grounding, I would probably not recommend a book that was not 100% up-to-date (unless it was for historical context, of course), because they’ll likely accept anything they read as gospel since they don’t know any better.