The Uncensored Bible

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 It would certainly explain why human males don’t have one (unlike other male mammals), wouldn’t it Here readers will learn that mandrake was the Biblical equivalent of Viagra; Cain wasn’t a murderer, just depressed; that God hits below the belt (at least when it comes to Jacob); and other fun biblical twists.

Authors Kaltner, McKenzie and Kilpatrick bring some of the most outrageous-and legitimate-speculations about the scriptures to light, exposing readers to the stranger, bawdier side of the Bible.

“[The Uncensored Bible] makes for some interesting (not to mention steamy) reading. Euphemism, puns and sarcasm abound.”

"If you can remember scouring your parents paperbacks in search of their spiciest pages, you can understand the impulse behind the recently-published book The Uncensored Bible." -- Time

"Based on the best contemporary scholarship of the Bible--but funny as hell! The Uncensored Bible finally reveals what your Sunday School teacher was afraid to tell you or did not know." -- Jonathan L. Reed, Professor of Religion, Univeristy of La Verne

-- Religion News Service

God's Word on Sex. -- Time

Good-natured ribbing of the Good Book . . .scholars give scripture a 'bawdy' spin" -- USA Today

John Kaltner is an associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes College, where he teaches courses on the Bible, Islam, and Arabic. He is the author of several books, including Ishmael Instructs Isaac: An Introduction to the Qur'an for Bible Readers and The Old Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content, which he co-wrote with Steven L. McKenzie. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.Steven L. McKenzie is professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament at Rhodes College. He is a co-leader of the Middle East Travel Seminar, which tours Syria, Jordan, the Sinai, Israel, and Greece each spring. He has written and edited many books, including King David: A Biography and How to Read the Bible. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.Joel Kilpatrick is an award-winning reporter and creator of LarkNews.com, the world's leading Christian satire website, which received the 2005 Gospel Music Association's Grady Nutt Humor Award. His work has been featured in Time, the Washington Post, the Dallas Morning News, and on CBS Radio. He lives with his wife and family in the Los Angeles area.

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