Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible! Book Description

A hilarious re-imagining of the heroes of the Old Testament for a modern worldaand the neurotic, demanding reader.
In the beginning...there was humor.
Sure, itas the foundation for much of Western morality and the cornerstone of world literature. But letas face it: the Bible always needed punching up. Plus, it raised quite a few questions that a modern world refuses to ignore any longer: wouldnat it be boring to live inside a whale? How did Joseph explain Maryas pregnancy to the guys at work? Who exactly was the megalomaniacal foreman who oversaw the construction of the Tower of Babel? And honestly, what was Cainas problem?
In "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible ," Jonathan Goldstein re-imagines and recasts the Bibleas greatest heroes with depth, wit, and snappy dialogue. This is the Bible populated by angry loners, hypochondriacs, and reluctant prophets who fear for their sanity. Basically, a Bible that readers can finally, genuinely relate to.

Several Bible stories get a rewrite in this funny collection by "This American Life" contributing editor and author of "Lenny Bruce Is Dead."

Jonathan Goldstein has contributed to Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible! as an author. JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN is Professor of East Asian History at the State University of West Georgia and Research Associate of Harvard University's John K. Fairbank Center for East Asian Research.

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