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Big Book of Bible Bloopers
A Lighthearted Look at the Misquotes, Misconceptions, and Misunderstandings of the World’s Bestselling Book
J. Stephen Lang



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More people read the Bible than any other book in the world. The Bible is also, the most “misunderstood, misquoted, misused book in the world.” J Stephen Lang has written a book filled with interesting bits of information, the reader will find some of the information amusing and some will bring surprise. You would think that serious Bible students would know that Judge Judy was not a judge in Israel nor was Jed Clampett a Bible character. It is rather amazing how humankind can pervert scripture. The Confederates compared themselves to Israel during the Civil War; they compared Jefferson Davis to Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt. Many, including John Brown, tried to condone murder through the scriptures. Let us not over look celebrity bloopers. Al Gore called Mary and Joseph a homeless couple even though scripture clearly states they had a home in Nazareth. Fidel Castro stated that Christ was killed because he was a communist. Many will still insist that there were three Wise Men even though it is nowhere to be found in scripture. Neither does it state that Mary Magdalene was a reformed prostitute.

The Big Book of Bible Bloopers by J. Stephen Lang is very entertaining and informative. I found myself laughing at some of the bloopers for many were accidental and saddened by the perversion of the scriptures.

 

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Helen Hancox
4.0 / 5
This is a rather variable book with a couple of fascinating chapters, including different heresies, sects and cults and translation and printing errors but with other rather dull sections with strange things that students, celebrities and pop culture think about the Bible. The title suggests this book contains funny items but there aren't many of those, it's a general look at the way in which people have misread the Bible or chosen to amend it. The author makes some rather strange generalisations at times and his particular theological and doctrinal standpoint is always portrayed as absolute truth (and people with other views are often shown as wrong or heretical, particularly Roman Catholics) and his anti-communist sentiments seem decades out of date, but the book is worth reading for the good chapters and there were some interest new insights into Christianity and Bible translation through the ages.
       

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