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Holy Enigma! Bible Verses You'll Never Hear in Sunday School

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This is a great book for Atheists because it is written by a Christian. His research has highlighted verses in both old and new testaments that show how the bible has been manipulated and cannot possibly be 'inspired' as many claim. Show these verses to your 'doorsteppers'.

I'm not a fan of organised religion but this book took my eye and I was quite amused by it, not laugh out loud funny but lighthearted humour. I hope it is supposed to be amusing or I might just have insulted someone....
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I found this book to be very amusing, the author picks the bits in the Bible that tend to be glossed over because some may find it embarrassing. I enjoyed reading about The Creation, Bestiality, Incest, Bowel Movements, The Ark of the Covenant and The End of the Earth. I also found the information on Buying Female Slaves edifying.

I liked the factual elements and bible history but with no index it's not much use for future reference. The dialog with God I found slightly odd and am not convinced that a set of books written and compiled by men, largely for men with an inherent mass of contradiction can be taken as the literal word of God. To now select bits you like to follow while ignoring the bits that really don't fit modern life is just arbitrary while dismissing the bib bang theory (because it's not in the bible?!) just doesn't seem right some how.

I gave up reading about a quarter of the way through the book. The old testament is simply a blood bath which the author fails to really tackle. He simply rambles on in a completely incoherent way and never gets to the point or answers any of those difficult passages in the bible.

Just another bible basher choosing what bits of the bible suits him. The only thing I took from this book is that there is no God. We could have done without all the God conversations. If God can speak to you and help you when your writing a book, why didn't he answer the prayers of millions of Jews during the holocaust. After all, they are his chosen people, are they not?

It was interesting to get a perspective from a church-going Christian on the inconstancies that are in the bible. Despite being readable, my initial impression was of a rather rambling and self indulgent book. In my experience, Sunday school teachers are more inventive than the author gives credit. Some of those difficult biblical passages in this book are heard in Sunday school with a massive dose of either positive spin or good old fear. Challenging passages from the bible are balanced to some extent with quotes that are straight out of Sunday school.

So how did Steve Ward, a Christian writer, cope with biblical moral turpitude when "All scripture is God inspired" (2 Tim. 3:16)? Clearly, those bits that are too difficult to reconcile with already-held beliefs have been written or translated by flawed, uninspired and sinful man.

This is probably one of the worst books I have read. Was it meant to be read by a child? Is it meant to be humorous? I hope the author does not give up his normal job to become a writer or he is going to have a problem supporting himself and his family.

Stream of consciousness drivel written by a man who " witnessed " a terminally ill cancer patient be cured by the power of prayer alone!

Just reading the preview is enough to persuade me buy
This book ,the bible is an enigma for sure;to me it
is wisdom wrapped in nonsense,and it is time that all of
the nonsense is revealed,it has been ignored for too long
Causing most of the wars and strife in this world,
It has a purpose I think;to stop mankind finding god;
That would bring peace to this ill begotten land ;
Sorry at eighty one I feel god inspired,the true god
That is hidden in mans mind,I mean the love of life god not
The bible kind,it is so painful living in these dark ages,