Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible! Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible!

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible‪!‬

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Publisher Description

A hilarious re-imagining of the heroes of the Old Testament for a modern world-and the neurotic, demanding reader.

In the beginning...there was humor.

Sure, it's the foundation for much of Western morality and the cornerstone of world literature. But let's face it: the Bible always needed punching up. Plus, it raised quite a few questions that a modern world refuses to ignore any longer: wouldn't it be boring to live inside a whale? How did Joseph explain Mary's 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 Cain's problem?

In Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!, Jonathan Goldstein re-imagines and recasts the greatest heroes of the Bible with depth, wit, and snappy dialogue. This is the Bible populated by angry loners, hypochondriacs, and reluctant prophets who fear for their sanity, for readers of Sarah Vowell and the books of David Sedaris. Basically, a Bible that readers can finally, genuinely relate to.

Jonathan Goldstein's new book, I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow, will be available May 2013.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2009
April 7
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
433.1
KB

Customer Reviews

Reveduardo ,

Great!

For anyone who is a fan of This American Life, or Lamb: the gospel according to Biff, this book will be down your alley. It is not written from a religious perspective, but in its cynical re-imagining, Goldstein brings about truth out of Biblical narratives. As a clergy person, I love this book, and would recommend it to anyone who is able to bend a bit their religious sensibilities.

BCox804 ,

Really Great Book

Very entertaining read but slows down towards the middle

jackkenney ,

Very enjoyable

I heard a short reading of this book on NPR and just had to buy it. Very clever, well written. Humorous and thoughtful. A good read.

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