The Uncensored Bible: The Bawdy and Naughty Bits of the Good Book
Autor John Kaltner, Steven McKenzie, Joel Kilpatricken Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 iun 2009
Did you know:
- that King David swore like a sailor?
- that the Book of Ecclesiastes encourages drinking, especially beer?
- that mandrakes were the biblical equivalent of Viagra®?
- that the law of Moses prescribes bikini waxing?
- that Joseph's "coat of many colors" might have actually been a dress?
- that Eve might have been created, not from Adam's rib, but from something a little lower down?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780061238857
ISBN-10: 0061238856
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 140 x 187 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperOne
ISBN-10: 0061238856
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 140 x 187 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperOne
Recenzii
“If you can remember scouring your parents paperbacks in search of their spiciest pages, you can understand the impulse behind the recently-published book The Uncensored Bible.” — Time
“Based on the best contemporary scholarship of the Bible—but funny as hell! The Uncensored Bible finally reveals what your Sunday School teacher was afraid to tell you or did not know.” — Jonathan L. Reed, Professor of Religion, Univeristy of La Verne
[The Uncensored Bible] makes for some interesting (not to mention steamy) reading. Euphemism, puns and sarcasm abound. — Religion News Service
God’s Word on Sex. — Time
Good-natured ribbing of the Good Book . . .scholars give scripture a ‘bawdy’ spin” — USA Today
“Based on the best contemporary scholarship of the Bible—but funny as hell! The Uncensored Bible finally reveals what your Sunday School teacher was afraid to tell you or did not know.” — Jonathan L. Reed, Professor of Religion, Univeristy of La Verne
[The Uncensored Bible] makes for some interesting (not to mention steamy) reading. Euphemism, puns and sarcasm abound. — Religion News Service
God’s Word on Sex. — Time
Good-natured ribbing of the Good Book . . .scholars give scripture a ‘bawdy’ spin” — USA Today
Notă biografică
John Kaltner is an associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes College, where he teaches courses on the Bible, Islam, and Arabic. He is the author of several books, including Ishmael Instructs Isaac: An Introduction to the Qur'an for Bible Readers and The Old Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content, which he co-wrote with Steven L. McKenzie. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.