What the Good Book Didn't Say: Popular Myths and Misconceptions About the Bible

by Stephen J. Lang, Stephen J. Lang

A corrective guide to the Christian Bible clears up popular confusion over the "apple" of Adam and Eve and the true nature of the devil, among many other tantilizing falsehoods attributed to the "Good Book." Original.

320 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2003

About the author

J. Stephen Lang's favorite game is Trivial Pursuit, and his favorite book is the Bible. Lang is a best-selling author whose other titles include "The Ultimate Book of Bible Trivia," "The Complete Book of Bible Promises," "The Big Book of American Trivia", and "The Complete Book of Confederate Trivia." He lives in Seminole, Florida.

Reviews

[b e a c h g o t h · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand where this author is coming from but I could not stand the small subtleties of stabs at the bible or people that believed what they had been taught of it. I also couldn’t stand that although I appreciate this author considers himself a truth seeker and fact finder, he ignores the depth of scripture and other historical texts that define there scriptures in an entirely different way. In short, he took something holy and scared and tried to reason with it as if it was an essay written by a college student he needed to correct.
I know, it’s a harsh review.
I really appreciate the time Stephen took to right this book and describe his view points on biblically what’s correct, I just think it carried too many undertones of a man “correcting everyone” instead of a man in awe and understanding of scripture that’s explaining it to the layman.