"The Bible's" Fill of Meaningful Omission
“The Bible” squashed the central achievement of biblical storytelling: meaningful omissions and lacunae, “story” as the seed of excited, growing interpretations. Continue Reading →
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"The Bible" and the Commercial Beat
Don Jolly on the History Channel’s sendup of the bible, “The Bible.” Continue Reading →
“The Bible” and the Commercial Beat
Don Jolly on the History Channel’s sendup of the bible, “The Bible.” Continue Reading →
The Longest Night: An Interview With Laurel Snyder
Laurel Snyder’s children’s book “The Longest Night” is a retelling of the story of Exodus from the perspective of one of the Israelite children living in Egypt. Continue Reading →
The Erotic Bible
Newsweek asks, “What does the bible really say about sex?”
This ode to sexual consummation can be found in—of all places—the Bible. It is the Song of Solomon, a poem whose origins likely reach back to the pagan love songs of Egypt more than 1,200 years before the birth of Jesus. Biblical interpreters have endeavored through the millennia to temper its heat by arguing that it means more than it appears to mean. It’s about God’s love for Israel, they have said; or, it’s about Jesus’ love for the church. But whatever other layers it may contain, the Song is on its face an ancient piece of erotica, a celebration of the fulfillment of sexual desire.
Scripture from Narnia
Elissa Lerner writes at The New Yorker Book Bench blog:
When was the last time you read the Bible? According to the Pew Forum, about thirty-seven per cent of Americans say they read the Bible at least once a week. According to the introduction of the “C.S. Lewis Bible,” an edition of the New Revised Standard Version published by HarperCollins, this book is for them, and for all other regular readers of the scriptures. To dispel any confusion, yes, this is the Bible, complete with crinkly, ready-to-tear paper; and no, it does not contain any previously undiscovered works of C.S. Lewis. The edition is generously sprinkled with the writer’s quips, essays, and correspondence offering spiritual insight. But for the heathens, pagans, and general non-Bible-studying set, there is still plenty to glean.
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