Evolution of the Word vs Jesus, Interrupted: Which Should You Read?

Evolution of the Word Marcus J. Borg · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.9 593 pages · ≈ 10 h 59 m · Challenging

Analyzes the New Testament chronologically through each book of the Bible, detailing how the core values of Christianity took shape and developed over time.

Jesus, Interrupted Bart D. Ehrman · 2009 ★★★★☆ 4.3 292 pages · ≈ 5 h 24 m · Challenging

The problems with the Bible that New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman discussed in his bestseller Misquoting Jesus—and on The Daily Show with John Stewart, NPR, and Dateline NBC, among others—are expanded upon…