The Unholy Bible: Hebrew Literature of the Time of David to the Beginnings of Greek Influence (1000-300 BC)

by Jacob Rabinowitz

Necrophilic classical polymath Jacob Rabinowitz took a look at biblical texts available in English translation and found them wanting. The Unholy Bible contains his retranslation of the most egregiously Bowdlerized texts. These new versions are intended to make Good King James, Jerry Falwell, Mother Theresa and other sanctimonious hegemonists of That Old Time Religion froth at the mouth and jump into the sea. At the very least, he will disrupt their dreams.

Genres: Religion

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Jacqueline Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like books that look at religious texts without the overlaid religion. These texts should be read without someone else declaring their meaning. Books like the Unholy Bible give us a chance to look at the Bible in a different light, from a different angle. It is an effort to pull away the over laid religion and to look directly at the text itself. I was surprised by how much he presented differently and the change of tone that the text took on. This is a scholarly reading that has the potential to change the religious context you already have.