{"product_id":"bible-babel-making-sense-of-the-most-talked-about-book-of-all-time-9780061728266","title":"Bible Babel: Making Sense of the Most Talked about Book of All Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy does the film Magnolia end in a downpour of frogs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs the serpent in the Garden of Eden the devil or just a snake?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do people use the Bible to argue different sides of today's most controversial issues?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did Metallica's bass player name their song \"Creeping Death\" after watching The Ten Commandments?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere does the fish symbol of the Christian faith come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho is the lamb with seven horns and seven eyes who opens the seven seals of a cosmic scroll?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout either promoting or undermining specific beliefs, religious studies professor Kristin Swenson offers an intelligent, humorous, highly accessible, engaging, and illuminating guide to the Bible--incorporating biblical scholarship with contemporary pop culture references to help readers better understand the most talked about book of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin Swenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061728266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwenson, Kristin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristin Swenson teaches religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her books include \u003cem\u003eLiving Through Pain: Psalms and the Search for Wholeness\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhat Is Religious Studies?\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40865317224563,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":19.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_52c807a9-1965-4dfb-897b-466862ceee0d.jpg?v=1687871393","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/bible-babel-making-sense-of-the-most-talked-about-book-of-all-time-9780061728266","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}