{"product_id":"pocket-guide-to-the-bible-isbn-9780470373095","title":"Pocket Guide to the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Jason Boyett's Pocket Guides are smart and hilarious. And they're sneaky too: You don't realize how much you're learning because you're having so much fun.\" —AJ Jacobs, author, The Year of Living Biblically\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmericans consistently identify the Bible as the most influential book in history, but seriously: are you really reading it? Probably not. If all you know about the Bible are a few Psalms and the Christmas story, then you're missing out on a book that's wilder, weirder, and more entertaining than you ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a stealthy combo of entertainment and insight, Jason Boyett's Pocket Guide to the Bible fills the gaps in your religious education. It introduces you to the characters you must know, reveals the thrilling development of the biblical canon, and details the less-churchy parts of Scripture (hello, sex and violence!). Don't miss out on discovering\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow God employs talking donkeys, mentally unstable prophets, and helpful prostitutes in his master plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich moral failures may result in an old-fashioned smiting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Catholic Bibles include books some Protestants refuse to recognize\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether your New International Version of the Bible may in fact be demonic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith Pocket Guide to the Bible, you'll finally realize what's so good about the Good Book.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION VII\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter one\u003cbr\u003e BIBLICABULARY (A Glossary of the Good Book) 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two \u003cbr\u003e CAST OF CHARACTERS (A TO J) 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three\u003cbr\u003e CAST OF CHARACTERS (K TO Z) 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter four\u003cbr\u003e WHAT HAPPENS, PART 1 (The Old Testament at Breakneck Speed) 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter five\u003cbr\u003e WHAT HAPPENS, PART 2 (The New Testament at Breakneck Speed) 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter six\u003cbr\u003e THE BRIEF HISTORY OF HOLY WRIT (A Timeline) 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter seven\u003cbr\u003e VERSIONS AND PERVERSIONS (A Selective Survey of Translations) 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter eight\u003cbr\u003e LIST YE BE SMITTEN (Biblical Flotsam and Jetsam) 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 189\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJason Boyett is not a professional theologian or historian but that hasn't stopped him from writing this book. His work has appeared in a variety of publications as well as on his blog (www.jasonboyett.com). He lives in Texas with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pocket Guide Series explains complex religious subjects with a lethal dose of educational hilarity, guided by the author's insatiable curiosity, humor, and gentle irreverence. The Pocket Guide series includes Pocket Guide to Sainthood, Pocket Guide to the Afterlife, and this book. Discover more at www.pocketguidesite.com.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Jason Boyett's Pocket Guides are smart and hilarious. And they're sneaky too: You don't realize how much you're learning because you're having so much fun.\" —AJ Jacobs, author, The Year of Living Biblically\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmericans consistently identify the Bible as the most influential book in history, but seriously: are you really reading it? Probably not. If all you know about the Bible are a few Psalms and the Christmas story, then you're missing out on a book that's wilder, weirder, and more entertaining than you ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a stealthy combo of entertainment and insight, Jason Boyett's Pocket Guide to the Bible fills the gaps in your religious education. It introduces you to the characters you must know, reveals the thrilling development of the biblical canon, and details the less-churchy parts of Scripture (hello, sex and violence!). 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