{"product_id":"when-god-speaks-for-himself-mark-tier-9789889776947","title":"When God Speaks for Himself: The Words of God You'll NEVER Hear in Church or Sunday School","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you read the Bible?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom cover to cover? From Genesis to Revelation?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt would seem that few of us have.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot even devout Christians, or those you'd think would be \u003cem\u003erequired\u003c\/em\u003e to read the whole Bible -- like a nun who, when browsing through a copy of \u003cem\u003eWhen God Speaks for Himself\u003c\/em\u003e burst out, horrified: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"That's not true \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e Those\u003c\/em\u003e verses aren't in the Bible \"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo prove it, she opened the Bible -- only to discover that she was \u003cem\u003ewrong.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow can this be?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt turns out that what most people \"know\" about God, Jesus and what the Bible says is the abridged, saccharine version of the \"Word of God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo wonder, then, that most Christians are astonished to learn that, when \"God speaks for himself,\" he uses words you'll \u003cem\u003enever \u003c\/em\u003ehear in church or Sunday School: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGruesome, bloodthirsty massacres \u003cem\u003eordered by God -- \u003c\/em\u003eBible passages that will make your stomach churn;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBible passages that say the exact opposite of another Bible passage, \u003cem\u003esometimes in two consecutive verses \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBible passages that contradict what you \"know\" Jesus was born in Bethlehem -- wasn't he? (Page 35). And he gave his Sermon on the Mount on the mount, right? (Page 13). And \u003cem\u003eof course\u003c\/em\u003e David killed Goliath with a slingshot (didn't he? -- see page 40);\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eObvious inconsistencies about the Virgin Birth, Original Sin, and other central tenets of Christianity -- to which the churches' only possible answer is: \"have faith\";\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSimple questions about such Bible favorites as the Creation, the Flood and Noah's Ark that make \u003cem\u003eCinderella\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Three Little Pigs\u003c\/em\u003e seem far more realistic;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlus: extracts from official church documents, some kept hidden for centuries, including the actual words of the Inquisition's reasoning and verdict on Galileo; a collection of pointed and often hilarious quotes and comments from skeptics and believers from all over the world...and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn sum, in \u003cem\u003eWhen God Speaks for Himself\u003c\/em\u003e you'll find the answers to dozens of questions you simply would not have been allowed to ask in church or Sunday School.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWARNING \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e This book contains lewd and graphic scenes of sex, incest, violence, murder, rape, cannibalism (including the eating of babies), and massacres that some people may find offensive. But they're all from the Holy Bible, so it's okay to share them with your children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Tier, George Forrai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9889776944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789889776947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inverse Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Mark Tier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052986691839,"sku":"9789889776947","price":16.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7be88fd-8c4e-4932-b5c5-ca8c67f6208a.jpg?v=1685021751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-god-speaks-for-himself-mark-tier-9789889776947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}