The Politically Correct Guide to the Bible - Softcover

Moser, Edward P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0609801872 ISBN 13: 9780609801871

Verlag: Crown Publications, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

A humorous recasting of familiar Bible stories according to politically correct notions includes the story of Noah who builds the ark in response to floods triggered by global warming

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Edward P. Moser is the author of The Politically Correct Guide to American History (Crown, 1996). A contributing writer for The Tonight Show, he has also published humorous commentaries and feature pieces in the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.

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litically Correct Guide to the Bible is a hilariously fresh take on an old testament. In this laugh-out-loud celebration of the Good Book, the most familiar Bible stories are recast according to the strict notions of political correctness. Noah builds an ark because of floods triggered by global warming. In league with their helpful serpent companion, Adam and Eve stage a righteous revolt against their patriarchal oppressor. After a consciousness-raising journey with a whale, Jonah founds Greenpeace. Jesus faces a medical malpractice suit for performing miracles without a license. And in "The Ten Recommendations," Moses and a team of advisers craft ten nonbinding suggestions for attaining an enhanced feeling of well-being.

In this alternate biblical universe, David and Goliath bond on the battlefield, Cain and Abel come to terms with their sibling rivalry, and the apostles struggle with diversity. From Samson to St. Peter, from Eden to Sodom and Gomorrah, no proverb, psa

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Crown Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0609801872
• ISBN 13: 9780609801871
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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