The Age of Reason

Listener Reviews

1. 5.0(1)

   Outstanding truth in analysis of the Bible.

   Paine deserves his place in history. This treatise on the absurdity of the Bible is thoughtful and irrefutable.

   Gabriella Cobb · October 24, 2024

2. 5.0(1)

   The man's pen was clearly on fire

   when he said "mystery is the antagonist of Truth" I felt that. Some might find the narration a bit too passionate but based on the topic, I see why it's narrated like that

   Dorothy Shafer · September 19, 2024

3. 5.0(1)

   A ideas hidden in plain view...

   clear presentation of often neglected historical significance. clear presentation of often neglected historical significance

   James C · July 8, 2024

4. 5.0(1)

   Incredible polemic of Christianity

   In part one, Thomas Paine lays out his argument for his disappointment in Christianity and the falsehoods found in it. In part two, he painstakingly goes through the Bible and uses its own words to show how the New Testament isn’t a 2000+ year old book that was written by the Apostles. And neither is the former part a 5000 year old book. Instead, it was written by poets and authors who simply wanted to write stories and was compiled into this larger book called “the Bible” hundreds of years after the death of Jesus Christ.

   Erica Phillips · May 21, 2024

5. 5.0(1)

   Under-appreciated.

   This historic work gives great of information to consider on Western Religion and it’s shortcomings.

   Lori McNeal · June 21, 2023

6. 4.0(1)

   Worth reading if the bible is important to you

   It is always good to know what kind of criticism others have against something you hold dear. If you pray to the Christian God you owe yourself to read this book!

   Shaina Duffy · May 1, 2022

7. 5.0(1)

   Well said

   I love the fact that this guy alaws others there freedom to believe what they want and to be who they are!!! 🫀😇🙏🏼

   Alissa Jewell · April 10, 2022

8. 4.0(1)

   Would like to see serious scholarly criticism

   I'd be curious to see any refutations of this work, serious ones. I recognize the Paine was not likely to be working in the original Greek and Hebrew. I get that the understanding that the Gospels were not the work of the named Apostle was not common understanding, nor, perhaps, was it commonly understood the Moses didn't right the first few chapters of the old testament either. I'm not sure that a common fallacy isn't necessarily a refutation of the Bible. I do think he raises many good points, although I didn't find his descriptions of Deism to be all that complete. What I found most interesting was to wonder if many that have seemingly misunderstood the Church/State separation, could even begin to comprehend this work, and the implications it has for their view of the "Founding Fathers."

   Octavia Lovell · September 30, 2019