We all know the story of how Eve was created from Adam's rib. But what if, perhaps, rib was a mistranslation and the body part she was really created from was Adam's penis bone? This would explain why human males don't have such a bone, unlike other male mammals. That's only one of many surprising and fun biblical twists readers will encounter in The Uncensored Bible. Here readers will learn that King David swore like a sailor, mandrakes were the biblical equivalent of Viagra(R), Cain was depressed, and Joseph's coat of many colors might have actually been a dress (which may explain why his brothers picked on him).Authors Kaltner, McKenzie, and Kilpatrick bring some of the most outrageous speculations about the scriptures to light--all based on legitimate scholarship--revealing a stranger, bawdier side of the Good Book. The Uncensored Bible is a shocking, hilarious, and thought-provoking collection of the most recent, compelling, and racy interpretations of the Bible from the newest voices of Bible scholarship.

The Uncensored Bible

Joel Kilpatrick

John Kaltner

Steven L. McKenzie

HarperCollins, Publishers

The contributors to this volume use a variety of methodological approaches to explore texts and issues related to prophecy in ancient Israel and the Near East. The essays cover a wide range of themes on the institution of prophecy and on the individual prophets in ancient Israel.

Inspired Speech

Louis Stulman

Religion & Spirituality

Continuum Intl Pub Group

According to the well-known story in Genesis 11, the LORD saw the Tower of Babel under construction and said, 'Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another's speech' (Gen 11:7, NRSV). In generation after succeeding generation, students of the Bible have had reason to regret the confusion of languages in the biblical world and the ancient Near East. Beyond Babel helps to ease the pain of such students by providing a general introduction to and overview of the languages that are significant for the study of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel. Included are essays on biblical and inscriptional Hebrew, Akkadian, Northwest Semitic dialects (Ammonite, Edomite, and Moabite), Arabic, Aramaic, Egyptian, Hittite, Phoenician, postbiblical Hebrew, and Ugaritic. Each chapter in the volume shares a common format, including an overview of the language, a discussion of its significance for the Hebrew Bible, and a list of ancient sources and modern resources for further study of the language. A general introduction by John Huehnergard discusses the importance of the study of Near Eastern languages for biblical scholarship, helping to make the volume an ideal resource for persons beginning an in-depth study of the Hebrew Bible.

Beyond Babel: A Handbook for Biblical Hebrew and Related Languages (Resources for Biblical Study)

Christian Books & Bibles

UNKNO

The Uncensored Bible: the Bawdy and Naughty Bits of the Good Book

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

eXcessica Publishing

What Do Our Neighbors Believe? Second Edition Questions and Answers on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Kendra G. Hotz

Micah Greenstein

Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

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