The Born Again Skeptic's Guide To The Bible by Ruth Hurmence Green
Chapter Five

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Foreword 11

Preface 13

Four Old Testament Legends

I. Silly Putty World 19
II. The First Chest Surgery 23
III. A Tale Of Two Trees 25
IV. The Biggest Do-It-Yourself Project 29

Twelve Chapters Containing Comment
and Scriptural Quotations and References

1. The Judeo-Christian God 31
2. The God From Galilee 51
3. The Mosaic Law 89
4. Biblical Cruelties 93
5. Mass Killings Ordered, Committed, Or Approved By God 109
6. Discrepancies And Contradictions In The Scriptures 117
7. Treatment Of Women In The Sweetest Story Ever Told 165
8. Vulgarity In The Word Of God 185
9. Preposterous Passages From The Pages Of The Holy Book 189
10. Sex In The Sacred Book 209
11. The Apostles 219
12. The Prophets 255

The Way We Were 279

The Book of Ruth

Contents 299

I. Essays On Religion 303
II. A Sampler 345
III. A Search of the Scriptures 359
IV. Memories 373

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