I’ve grown a bit tired of all the listicles floating around on Facebook these days, but it would seem that BuzzFeed put one together that’s too relevant for Holey Books to ignore. The list is called The 16 Most Bizarre Moments … Continue reading
At Salon, a post about abortion and the Bible gets a lot—although not everything—right: Given the amount of effort and political capital the religious right puts into trying to restrict abortion, you’d guess that opposition to women’s choice must take … Continue reading
The Pentateuch has proven to not keep with the times when it comes to marriage, sex, and women (among other things). Here are a few of the most ridiculous claims we’ve encountered so far. If you’re brother dies, be prepared … Continue reading
Exodus. Although at Holey Books we’ve moved on to Numbers, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy, we still have one post left on Exodus. This post follows one of the more popular posts on Holey Books: the Top Six Most Ridiculous Things in Genesis. For … Continue reading
The last few posts on Holey Books have concerned the Ten Commandments — and before we move on to the next book of the Old Testament to consider, I think it’s important that some synthesis be undertaken regarding these previous … Continue reading
In my previous post on the Ten Commandments, I spent some time exploring a bevy of the other rules and regs that fill out Exodus but don’t get the same kind of attention the official “Ten Commandments” receive. But what … Continue reading
A frequent theme to many posts on this site has been the combining of separate elements — and the ways in which the Pentateuch has involved two or more sources being combined into a single narrative. We have seen this … Continue reading
Perhaps the most famous of all parts of the Old Testament is the narrative of the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are often held to be the foundations of morality, the definitions of right and wrong, even the basis, it’s … Continue reading
Note: This is the second post in an ongoing series where we look at what the Bible actually says about marriage. The first post can be found here. The concept of marriage is refined in Exodus mostly through concrete laws … Continue reading
In Exodus, God finally reveals his law to the Israelites. Some of it is reasonable and timeless (i.e. don’t murder, don’t steal) but much of it is irrelevant and just plane kooky (i.e. laws about slavery and cheeseburgers). Death is … Continue reading
