The Uncensored Bible: The Bawdy and Naughty Bits of the Good Book by John Kaltner

The Uncensored Bible: The Bawdy and Naughty Bits of the Good Book by John Kaltner

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.

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.