What's your take on Val D. Greenwood making reference to different religious books?

[Sam Ibeh]

When you are in an unknown place like a foreign country, and you need directions, or you need to know which train to take. Always ask three different people, and if two say the same thing, that is likely to be the right answer. Long way round to say different sources will eventually support each other or the ones that do not will be discarded. So I am for different sources.

Nice. Your analogy is apt.

[lucia_kizas]

When you are in an unknown place like a foreign country, and you need directions, or you need to know which train to take. Always ask three different people, and if two say the same thing, that is likely to be the right answer. Long way round to say different sources will eventually support each other or the ones that do not will be discarded. So I am for different sources.

I like this reference to being in a foreign country. It's true, it is more than easy to venture in the wrong direction if you only rely on one source (however respectful it may be), or more accurately, on how you actually interpret that one source.
I am a historian by education, and what I've learnt in University is to never rely on one solemn source.

[ernest mwangemi]

Its the best way of explaining the bible as it also shows that the writter was very familiar with the bible even before the writting of the book

[UnicornKnight]

I think it's great to include references to different religious books. It may seem controversial to some but at the end of the day, it pays to have an open mind and hear about different perspectives on God. It also helps that he references the Holy Bible a lot and this allows the readers to always have that to go back to. At the end of the day I like seeing other opinions because it helps me reflect and come up with my own ideas.

[Stephanie Elizabeth]

I think it is important to reference other books especially if it adds a layer of understanding to readers.

[Melissa Breen]

I think with subjects like this it's important to include many different perspectives and reference materials. I like that he went outside the bible

[María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda]

I think it’s great. In fact, I would have liked to have seen more references to a variety of other texts. It’s a more modern approach.

I totally agree. Referencing different materials is enriching and shows that the author researched with a more open mind. As long as it's all coherent I believe it's great.

[amjohnson13mommy]

Not at all! To show he did his research I believe it is important it is shown that more than one book was referenced. But at the same time, the bible is the most authentic source.

[Kristin Ransome]

I tend to place greater credibility on a work that references multiple sources over once that focuses on only one. I think the author was right to include more than one.

[Monet_va]

In our times, I think it's fantastic to do as much research as possible to explore different interpretations and views on the same topic. I would have loved to see even more references in this book.

[Ellylion]

The more references the better, in my opinion It helps to understand a given subject more deeply and from different points of view.

[Fazzier]

I don't have any problem if an author decides to cite other texts so long as his or her work is consolidated by the references.

[angiejack456]

I appreciate the author's use of multiple sources. It makes it easier to believe and understand if there are more accounts. Like witnesses at a crime scenes, each has a slightly different take on the event. Putting all the accounts together creates a more complete picture.

[allbooked+]

I think that most books that offer a perspective on religion and the history of what occurred refer to the Bible - but I do agree that going to multiple sources is the most efficient. It is always better to back of your research so that it can be trusted.

[Kelyn]

I think referencing other texts is a positive aspect of the book. I would like to have seen more of it. I find it interesting to see the cross-referencing and/or differences in stated 'facts' that happens in books on similar subjects but having different authors.