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 ® , 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.
Steven L. McKenzie Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Steven L. McKenzie è Professore di Bibbia Ebraica/Antico Testamento la cui erudizione approfondisce la storia dell'antico Israele, la letteratura della Bibbia Ebraica e le complessità della lingua ebraica. I suoi interessi di ricerca si estendono ai Rotoli del Mar Morto, ai metodi di interpretazione biblica e all'archeologia, offrendo ai lettori una comprensione completa di questi testi antichi. Il lavoro di McKenzie illumina narrazioni bibliche complesse e i loro contesti culturali con un profondo apprezzamento per le sfumature storiche e linguistiche. Coinvolge i lettori in discussioni sull'interpretazione e sul significato, rendendo le antiche scritture accessibili e pertinenti.
Pozoruhodná publikace přibližuje čtenáři postavu biblického sjednotitele židovských kmenů – krále Davida. Autor se zabývá touto osobností jednak jako symbolem určitých vlastností, ale především pátrá v dobových písemných i archeologických pramenech po Davidovi historickém, čímž vytváří zajímavý obraz doby a prostředí, v nichž židovský král skutečně žil.