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The “Steamier” Side of Scripture…

Posted by: Todd
Posted on: Sun, July 27, 2008
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Here’s how they discuss Eve’s creation:

In the account of Eve’s creation, the Hebrew word used for ‘’rib’’ is ‘’tsela,’’ but that’s not how it’s translated in other parts of the Bible. Rather, it’s usually translated as a ‘’side’’ or ‘’appendage’’ jutting out from a central structure.

All male mammals possess a penis bone - except humans and spider monkeys. So was the ‘’bone’’ used to create Eve not actually Adam’s rib after all? The authors conclude the theory has ‘’compelling advantages’’ over traditional interpretations and is not ‘’bizarre, outrageous or unreasonable.’’

The authors insist they are not challenging the integrity of the Bible, but ‘’just dealing with parts of the Bible that aren’t preached from the pulpit that often,’’ Kilpatrick said.
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‘No Bible bashing, please,’’ reads the introduction. ‘’We are not trying to make fun of the Bible. We love the Bible.’’

What do you think? Would you buy a copy?

Here’s a link to the full article...

An article by the Religion News Service asks, "What if the Bible had been mistranslated or censored to remove the tawdry bits about pimps, cross-dressers or, ahem, a Brazilian wax as punishment?

That's what biblical scholars John Kaltner and Stephen L. McKenzie of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., were wondering, and they set out to investigate a handful of unorthodox interpretations of Old Testament tales.

The result was ''The Uncensored Bible: The Bawdy and Naughty Bits of the Good Book,'' co-written with Christian satirist Joel Kilpatrick.

They're questions like: Was Eve actually created not from Adam's rib, but ''from something a little lower down''? Was the ''knowledge of good and evil'' in the Garden of Eden a euphemism for sex? And, as Chapter 6 asks, ''Did Abraham Pimp Sarah?''

The answer to many of their questions was no, but it nonetheless makes for some interesting (not to mention steamy) reading. Kaltner and McKenzie were inspired to write the book after hearing the intriguing account of Eve's origin at a conference. From there, they researched other unusual interpretations tucked away in scholarly journals.

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Andy Wood on Mon, July 28, 2008

Nah.
Jay Kelly on Mon, July 28, 2008

If Joel Kilpatrick helped write it, I’d buy it. He rocks. Very cool guy. Very funny. Lives in SoCal, I believe, but I don’t hold that against him—much.
Peter Hamm on Mon, July 28, 2008

Nope.

But at the same time, I’m not exactly teaching Ezekiel 23 in Sunday School to toddlers either.
kerry on Mon, July 28, 2008

We are geeting way off base here guys. The word is TRUE and it always will be for me. there is no tweeking as scriptures goes. I am not laughing at all. I see trouble acoming. we need to read Paul’s 2nd timothy letter about the later days.

kjc
Stewart on Mon, July 28, 2008

Stephen McKenzie is an old friend of mine. He taught me Hebrew Language when I was in college. He’s a great guy with a lovely sense of humor. I’ll have to buy this one. I do think we sanitize Scripture quite a bit to fit “respectable” values. For instance - Ruth. It’s true that her loyalty is admirable, but I’m not sure that’s the point of the book. And she essentially tricked her man into thinking they’d slept together in order to get him to marry her. What a human story! And yet God flipped it and used it to eventually get to Jesus. If that’s not a word of grace I don’t know what is.
kerry on Mon, July 28, 2008

I hear you very much out there but I still am going to use my Saved imagination. People who are not strong in Christ will read this, they may take it literal. We still have babes in Christ. I may be an old stuffy here, but I’m not going down that broad road, I’ll stay narrow in the way. Your Choice is your Choice. God bless my last word on this matter. I think it is good to have discussions and share our Mindsets on topics. I’ll keep looking for others comments.

kjc