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Comments on "Jesus Drank, Judas Repented and God Divorced His Bride" by Steve Brown which was already mentioned in the New York Times.

Why did the author write this book:

Through the years, I was taught in error regarding the subjects within this book. For example (let's keep it simple) most people think Noah took two of all the animals on the ark, however it was fourteen (Genesis 7:2.) Granted, the number of animals on the ark isn't important, but the teaching on divorce is a different story. As I searched through the Bible, I realized that flawed teaching (on many important life subjects) is widespread throughout our society. After 5,000 hours of research and with editing by James T. McDonough, Ph. D. Ph.D. in Greek, and who has taught Biblical Greek to Roman Catholic preseminarians at the Jesuit college in Philadelphia, to Protestant seminarians at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and to secular doctoral students of Bible at Temple University, the writing is arguably accurate.

What will the reader walk away with after reading the book?

1. A far greater understanding of the bible and it's implications
2. A biblical understanding of forgiveness, and our responsibility to forgive

"The title is shocking and the contents amazing! This is truly a new display of grace directly from the word of God. Every Christian, historian, and even atheist should read this book, highly recommended!"
Wayne Sutton, TheSecondAdam.com

"After Reading over 300 Christian titles (including the Bible,) there's no doubts this book will shift your thoughts, challenge your beliefs, and open your heart to the true grace and love of God. I bought it out of pure curiosity, studied it with eyes wide open, and fell even deeper in love with the truths that most people have never been taught before!"
Rome Batchelor, Entrepreneur

"In this book, the author, in keeping with the tradition of Ezra who read the entire scroll of the Torah to the people, and interpreted the deeper meanings of the stories of the Torah to the assembled crowd, is showing how the scripture can be made meaningful to today’s time. In the old days, the words were spoken as a story and explained based on the needs of the moment. Later, fear of loss, created the written word which became dogma. I applaud the effort to resurrect the tradition of telling these beautiful stories and embellish them with a moral lesson germane to current affairs."
Sam Gill, Professor, San Francisco State University

"Of course, Jesus drank wine. Of course, Judas had some regrets. Of course, some Old Testament prophets used the metaphor that God was like a faithful husband to his people Israel, but Israel was so unfaithful to God that God must divorce her. If this were all, the book would be proving the obvious. But, time after time the book proved to be a powerful presentation and promotion of the most basic ideas of Christianity, loving, giving, and forgiving. And it manages to get this message across, not in the stuffy, pompous language of many sermons, but in delightfully colloquial English. Enjoy it!"
James T. McDonough, Jr., Ph.D. from Columbia University and Biblical Studies Professor at a number of Universities.

"...an engaging and thoughtful book that will hopefully help launch the reader out of the glib, one-dimensional "comfort-zone" that so many Christians live in with regard to understanding the Scriptures. While I don't agree with one key premise, more a provocative suggestion really, that Mr. Brown presents (see John 17:12), I nonetheless enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone who wants to "search out a matter (Proverbs 25:2) in regard to the deeper truths of God's Word."
Eric Holmberg, author, founder and director of The Apologetics Group

"A fresh look that reawakens the well-known stories of the bible and sends you digging to hear more. It keeps you engaged and alert and reminds you not to be a lazy learner."
Robin Willis, A Southern Female Presbyterian Running a Local Bible Studies Group