I did not love this book. I have loved similar books, and I'm usually here for irreverent takes on the bible, but this seemed a little much for me (someone who is not religious at all, has no close ties to the bible). I really wanted to love this, and I did really like how the author framed a lot of the concepts, I thought the outcome has been better done by Dawkins, Hitchens, and Moore (c'mon, Biff is a great book...)

You have to admit it- You've wondered about those questions above before, haven't you? Well, I think you should have-not all the books available were placed into the bible (hence, why the Jewish Torah is longer than the King Jame's bible), so we KNOW there is stuff that is just blank. Like Jesus' childhood. Was it boring? Common place? Did he get into so much trouble (oops, smote an ant hill again!), nobody wants to discuss his juvie record? See THAT type of thinking isn't so bad, right?

And how many of you as kids questioned why all the ANIMALS had to be killed in the great flood- what did THEY do to make God mad? We know what the people did! And wouldn't it make sense that the flying insects all survived by merely landing on the roof of the ark? There is a lot to be said for the questions that Wenke brings up.

Admittedly sometimes Wenke goes WAAAYY out there (and the language goes with it), but generally, you will be laughing yourself silly while reading this book! In fact, you may find yourself bookmarking a bunch of pages to discuss with your pastor, and friends, later!. I also don't recommend reading it all at one time- it can get a little heady at time with so many names and places! It's best read in chapters, thought about and discussed and then come back for more! And yes, some people would say it's the perfect 'bathroom book'!
So if you know somebody who can laugh at obvious questions, aka George Carlin, and isn't offended with humor aimed at the bible, you may have found THE book to give them this year!