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Title: The X-Rated Bible: An Irreverent Survey of Sex in the Scriptures by Ben Edward Akerley ISBN: 0-922915-55-5 Publisher: Feral House Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Naughty, naughty
Comment: If you have a drop of irreverent blood in your veins, you'll get a big kick out of this book. It deals with the most believable aspect of the Bible: that people were no different then than now. Just as crazy, just as horny. Also just as nasty to one another.
Mr. Akerley does a good job of presenting this ribald side of the Holy Book, and when it's not diluted by less interesting material, it makes quite an impression.
I'm waiting for the companion book, tentatively titled "The Blood-soaked Bible: A Gruesome Survey of Violence in the Scriptures."
I understand there's a problem at the publishers, as it's turning out to be a four-volume set.
Rating: 5
Summary: Serious, in-depth analysis. Not for those who want erotica
Comment: Those who have given this book negative reviews just by "coincidence" happen to be either religious fanatics or disappointed people who were looking for erotic literature, but instead saw that this work was all about showing that the Bible is not as "good" a book as the Church wants us to think it is.
This book offers a detailed account of the many lewd actions described and, what's worse, praised in the Bible; it's food for thought. And thought requires an open mind. That said, if you're one of those people who adore televangelists, forget it.
Also, forget it if you're looking for a piece of erotic literature or for a set of pornographic novels with a religious twist.
I really wonder when someone will write a survey of the pro-racist, bigot and fascist messages of the Bible, though.
Rating: 2
Summary: It's not what you think
Comment: First let me qualify, I am not Bible lover.
In fact, let's be honest, when I bought this book I was hoping to learn some steamy Bible stories. Instead, what I got is a sharp anti-Bible, anti-Christian polemic written by someone with several chips on his shoulder. Nothing exciting about that.
It's not that he doesn't have a point here and there, he does in some places. He made me think about how Judaism was so obseessed with destroying paganism (which means perhaps paganism was more popular than we're made to think) and he made me think about double-dealing Christian and Zionist fundamentalists who claim they follow the word of God while supporting murder and mayhem in his name. So that's why I don't give it a total 1 - there's something to it, but it is not what I was looking for and not a book I desire to keep in my library.
Suggest: Harlot by the Side of the Road instead.
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Title: And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible by Ronald L. Ecker ISBN: 0963651242 Publisher: McClanahan Publishing House Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible by Jonathan Kirsch ISBN: 0345418824 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You to Read by Tim C. Leedom ISBN: 0939040158 Publisher: Truth Seeker Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Born Again Skeptic's Guide To The Bible by Ruth Hurmence Green ISBN: 1877733016 Publisher: Freedom from Religion Foundation Pub. Date: 15 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Ken's Guide to the Bible by Ken Smith ISBN: 0922233179 Publisher: Blast Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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