Bible Babel: Making Sense of the Most Talked about Book of All Time

ISBN-13: 9780061728266 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 368 str.

Kristin Swenson

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Why does the film Magnolia end in a downpour of frogs?Is the serpent in the Garden of Eden the devil or just a snake?How do people use the Bible to argue different sides of today's most controversial issues?Why did Metallica's bass player name their song -Creeping Death- after watching The Ten Commandments?Where does the fish symbol of the Christian faith come from?Who is the lamb with seven horns and seven eyes who opens the seven seals of a cosmic scroll?Without either promoting or undermining specific beliefs, religious studies professor Kristin Swenson offers an intelligent, humorous, highly accessible, engaging, and illuminating guide to the Bible--incorporating biblical scholarship with contemporary pop culture references to help readers better understand the most talked about book of all time.