Bible Funmentionables: A Lighthearted Look at the Wildest Verses You've Never Been Told (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615498256)

No other book presents the material in such a well-organized, fun and readily accessible way. This book is funny, surprising and informative. Johnnie Terry, Professor of Philosophy, Sierra College Sifting through the world's all-time best selling book for its least known and most strangely compelling passages requires a high level of dedication to and fascination with the subject matter. First-time author Michael Morris has risen to that challenge with his book Bible Funmentionables: A Lighthearted Look at the Wildest Verses You've Never Been Told! During his 17 years of religious training in Catholic schools, he repeatedly heard the pleasant and inoffensive passages of the Bible; however, in his 20 years of independent biblical and religious studies he discovered there was another side that wasn't being told. Whereas a religious authority may try to explain away difficult passages, Morris' refreshing man-in-the-pew perspective allows the Bible's authority to speak for itself, as he complements each passage with his own humorous and thought-provoking commentary. Morris, an art director and illustrator for over 20 years, set out to create a Bible book like none other. Its lively illustrations and graphics are designed to appeal even to those who would never consider picking up a Bible. Employing the creative wit that he has drawn on in crafting communication materials for Fortune 500 companies worldwide, Morris has filled Bible Funmentionables with jaw-dropping and rib-tickling quotations, intriguing quizzes, laughably-less-than-inspirational Bible posters, as well as one of the more peculiar indexes ever in print. It was during his teen years that he first heard the Bible's odd pronouncement recommending amputation for a woman who inappropriately lends a hand to her brawling husband in Deuteronomy 25:11-12. Since then, he has been on his own sort of mission to uncover other fascinating Bible peculiarities in the hopes of offering a more complete picture of the Bible than the simple, sanitized version that is currently being taught around the globe and in a house of worship near you.