The Uncensored Bible - by John Kaltner & Steven McKenzie & Joel Kilpatrick (Paperback)

About the Book

In the spirit of "Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar," the newest voices in Bible scholarship present hilarious, thought-provoking interpretations of scripture stories.

From the Back Cover

Strange but True Bible Facts

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^(R)?
• 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?

Discover all this, and more, in The Uncensored Bible.

Review Quotes

"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
"Which 'bone' was Eve made from? . . . [The authors] start with a sassy retelling of a familiar story, then take academic hair-splitting to Olympian levels as they examine some outrageous interpretations posed by scholars from around the world, and conclude by assessing whether the new 'spin' succeeds." - USA Today
"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
[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