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Good Book - Paperback

Name: Good Book
Brand: Harper Perennial
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Availability:In StockContributor:David PlotzSeries:P.S.Publish date:2010-02-23Pages:352

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780061374258ISBN-10:61374253UPC:9780061374258Book Category:Humor, ReligionBook Subcategory:Topic, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Biblical StudiesBook Topic:Religion, Old TestamentSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCYH6TC3RH

At a time when wars are fought over scriptural interpretation, when the influence of religion on American politics has never been greater, when many Americans still believe in the Bible's literal truth, it has never been more important to get to know the Bible. Good Book is what happens when a regular guy--an average Job--actually reads the book on which his religion, his culture, and his world are based. Along the way, he grapples with the most profound theological questions: How many commandments do we actually need? Does God prefer obedience or good deeds? And the most unexpected ones: Why are so many women in the Bible prostitutes? Why does God love bald men so much? Is Samson really that stupid?

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780061374258ISBN-10:61374253UPC:9780061374258Book Category:Humor, ReligionBook Subcategory:Topic, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Biblical StudiesBook Topic:Religion, Old TestamentSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCYH6TC3RH

Plotz, David: -

David Plotz is the editor of Slate. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and GQ, and is the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank. He won the National Press Club's Hume Award for political journalism and has been a National Magazine Award finalist. He lives with his wife, the journalist Hanna Rosin, and their children in Washington, D.C.

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At a time when wars are fought over scriptural interpretation, when the influence of religion on American politics has never been greater, when many Americans still believe in the Bible's literal truth, it has never been more important to get to know the Bible. Good Book is what happens when a regular guy--an average Job--actually reads the book on which his religion, his culture, and his world are based. Along the way, he grapples with the most profound theological questions: How many commandments do we actually need? Does God prefer obedience or good deeds? And the most unexpected ones: Why are so many women in the Bible prostitutes? Why does God love bald men so much? Is Samson really that stupid?

Plotz, David: -

David Plotz is the editor of Slate. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and GQ, and is the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank. He won the National Press Club's Hume Award for political journalism and has been a National Magazine Award finalist. He lives with his wife, the journalist Hanna Rosin, and their children in Washington, D.C.

Publisher: Harper Perennial

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