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The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible
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ISBN10: 0345418824
ISBN13: 9780345418821
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: Mar 3 1998
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780345418821
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: Mar 3 1998
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
The stories you are about to read are some of the most violent and sexually explicit in all of Western literature. They are tales of human passion in all of its infinite variety: adultery, seduction, incest, rape, mutilation, assassination, torture, sacrifice, and murder. . . . Sex. Violence. Scandal. These are words we rarely associate with the sacred text of the Bible. Yet in this brilliant book, Jonathan Kirsch recounts shocking tales that have been suppressed by religious authorities throughout history. Kirsch places each story within the political and social context of its time, delves into the latest biblical scholarship to explain why each one was originally censored, and shows how these ancient narratives hold valuable lessons for all of us.
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