Word: price
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...promised "A new gospel based on archaeology and the Bible," but Price's article was simply a trite amalgam of the synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew and Luke). The historical Jesus deserves better than a narrative dressed up in cute, up-to-date literalism. No wonder the Jesus on the cover was shedding tears. Price's words reflected pious ignorance. (THE REV.) ERNEST W. COCKRELL St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Saratoga, Calif...
...read Price's work and was deeply moved. I wish to thank him for his uplifting, scholarly writing. PENNY SKOGLUND Sterling, Colo...
When the truth is not enough, give us fiction. Jesus got liposuction in Price's article, in which the author removed the "fat" of faith and offered a new Gospel for a new millennium. It appears that the man who as the Son of God declared "I am the Truth" has now become the son of fiction. CHARLES CRISMIER Richmond...
...Price's article about Jesus was forthright, honest and direct. As one who believes in what Jesus stands for, Price writes with the bluntness of a reporter and the honesty of a follower. I've read the Bible many times; Price's article touched me as deeply. It lifted me up. HELEN DRAB Pearland, Texas...
...What Price fails to mention in his intellectually self-indulgent piece is the amount of evil that people would have visited on the earth without a doctrine of divine love to temper their actions. Imperialism and enslavement predate Christianity. Evil men use the handiest reason to justify their evil deeds. It is a grim tribute to the success of Christianity that so many villains, as well as holy men, have used the name of Jesus as the rationale for their acts. What was Price's motivation for "updating" the Gospels? The word of God is not first and foremost...