God's Problem - by Bart D Ehrman (Paperback)

About the Book

A top Bible scholar and "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Misquoting Jesus" challenges the varied and contradictory biblical explanations for why an all-powerful God allows suffering.

From the Back Cover

One Bible, Many Answers

In God's Problem, the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus challenges the contradictory biblical explanations for why an all-powerful God allows us to suffer.

Review Quotes

"Ehrman's clarity, simplicity, and congeniality help make this a superb introduction to its subject." - Booklist
"Ehrman, a prolific and popular author, has put his journey into words in a new book "God's Problem. ...Ehrman actually ends "God's Problem" on an upbeat note, a kind of call to arms for people to be good--to themselves and to others..." - San Diego Tribune
"[An] entrapped invocation of a God who is not believed in, but is nonetheless despised, is what gives the book a rough power. ...[Ehrman] is a lucid expositor..." - The New Yorker