Comments on: The Harlot By the Side of the Road, or Reading Bawdy Bible Stories In Church http://eastofmidnight.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/the-harlot-by-the-side-of-the-road-or-reading-bawdy-bible-stories-in-church/ Kim Hampton's Look on Reglious Life and Study, Culture, Public Television with a Hint of Jazz Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:25:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Steve Caldwell http://eastofmidnight.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/the-harlot-by-the-side-of-the-road-or-reading-bawdy-bible-stories-in-church/#comment-412 Steve Caldwell Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:17:56 +0000 http://eastofmidnight.wordpress.com/?p=197#comment-412 Have you seen <i>The X-Rated Bible</i> by Ben Edward Akerley? http://www.amazon.com/X-Rated-Bible-Irreverent-Survey-Scriptures/dp/0922915555/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228269883&sr=1-1 In one section of this book, he comments on the story about Solomon and the two mothers (1 Kings 3:16-28) and how so many details in the story are left out of most child book of Bible stories. He re-tells this story in the style of a child's book but includes the missing details (like the occupation of the mothers and the likely unknown paternity status of the baby). Have you seen The X-Rated Bible by Ben Edward Akerley?

http://www.amazon.com/X-Rated-Bible-Irreverent-Survey-Scriptures/dp/0922915555/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228269883&sr=1-1

In one section of this book, he comments on the story about Solomon and the two mothers (1 Kings 3:16-28) and how so many details in the story are left out of most child book of Bible stories.

He re-tells this story in the style of a child’s book but includes the missing details (like the occupation of the mothers and the likely unknown paternity status of the baby).

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