KEN'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE
by Ken Smith

As a co-author of the bestselling Roadside America travel books, Ken Smith championed the wildest and wackiest sights along the highways of America. The Village Voice labeled Ken Smith "brazen" and "shrewdly hip." Car & Driver called his writing "fully as irreverent as his outlook." Ken's arsenal of knowledge and sledgehammer wit entertained interviewers on CBS This Morning, Eye-to-Eye with Connie Chung, and NPR’s All Things Considered, as well as The New York Times, Reuters, and the Associated Press. Now, Ken merrily brings to light the strangest and most embarrassing stories within the world's best-known book--the Bible.

KEN'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE takes Bible literalists to task by pointing out everything in the Good Book that is TOTALLY WEIRD.

Ken's jaw hit the floor when he read in the Bible that:

Noah was 500 years old when he fathered his first child (Genesis 5);
Moses had to wear a veil because talking to God made his face glow (Exodus 34);
God doesn't want anyone near Him who sweats (Ezekiel 44);
Jesus' death triggered an invasion of Jerusalem by zombies (Matthew 27);
God is green (Revelation 4);
Jesus' mother is the planet Venus (Revelation 22).

No book is perfect, and KEN'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE proves it!

"I think the Bible is nutty," Ken says."Some may take offense at that, but I don't know of any new idea that doesn't offend somebody.  It's about time the more ridiculous parts of the Bible made people laugh."

KEN'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE is written for people who don't have the time to read the Good Book, but who suspect that it shelters a lot of weird stuff between its covers. They're right of course, but where could they turn to find out about it?

Now there is a source. KEN'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE spotlights all the naughty, cool, FUN parts of Bible, free from the indulgent interpretations of the faithful.

Says Ken: "I'm no Bible scholar, but I AM the average guy the Bible was written to reach. If it looks immoral or completely wacko to me, then what is it doing in my holy book?"

Ken Smith is also the author of RAW DEAL: HORRIBLE AND IRONIC STORIES OF FORGOTTEN AMERICANS, coming fromBlast Books in June 1998, and he had a Ken's Guide to the Bible website on AOL's The Hub. He is also a co-author of the book ROADSIDE AMERICA, which now also has an extremely popular website that receives two million hits a month.

"With a zealot's devotion and a sage's eye, Ken Smith has successfully done for the Judeo-Christian tradition what Michlin and Fodor do for hotels."--Brian McConnachie, founder, The American Bystander

"After publication of Ken's Guide to the Bible, no one will ever again be able to utter the words, 'biblical scholarship' with a straight face. Regardless of your personal beliefs or opinions, after reading this book you too will scramble to dust off the family Bible and look up the chapters and verses cited therein."--Richard Grigonis, editor in chief, Computer Telephony

Nonfiction
5.5 x 8.25" • 144 pages
ISBN: 0-922233-17-9
$7.95 original trade paperback

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