Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
viii, 322 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction: In the beginning -- The book of Genesis : God's first try -- The book of Exodus : let my complaining, whining, no-goodnik people go! -- The book of Leviticus : lovers and lepers -- The book of Numbers : the source of all Jewish comedy -- The book of Deuteronomy : the Bible's fifth Beatle -- The book of Joshua : why so many Bible hookers? -- The book of Judges : the meathead and the left-handed assassin -- The book of 1 Samuel : the Bible's Bill Clinton -- The book of 2 Samuel : God's favorite king -- The book of 1 Kings : kings of pain -- The book of 2 Kings : the end of Israel -- Digging the Bible -- The book of Isaiah : the Jesus preview -- The book of Jeremiah : the prophet and the lustful she-camel -- The book of Ezekiel : God's whole-grain hippie prophet -- The Minor Prophets : all those books you've never heard of, plus Jonah and the whale -- The book of Psalms : 150 short poems about God -- The book of Proverbs : chicken soup for the Hebrew soul -- The book of Job : God's bad bet -- The Song of Songs : hot and holy -- The book of Ruth : my favorite Bible story -- The books of Lamentations and Ecclesiastes : Bible books for rock stars -- The book of Esther : the first Miss Universe pageant -- The book of Daniel : nice pussycat! -- The books of Ezra and Nehemiah : coming home -- The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles : return of the kings -- Should you read the Bible? -- Appendix: Useful (and not so useful) Bible lists. |
Subject |
Bible -- Controversial literature.
|
|
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
|
ISBN |
9780061374241 |
|
0061374245 |
|