Böcker av Kristin Swenson

We should all have one-a special place where we get away from the world. A place where distractions are kept to a minimum, worries and cares are forgotten, and an endless cornucopia of imagination is ours for the taking. A place where we can open a book, open our minds, and be transported elsewhere.A reading place.And that place could be anywhere: a soft bed in the bedroom, a cozy chair in the den, a cushy window seat, a lawn chair on the back porch, a single seat in a private bathroom, or even a booth in a crowded and noisy restaurant. It really doesn't matter where we read, as long as our minds can close off the world and focus on the words.Please, get settled in your reading place, take a couple of deep breaths, open this book, and begin reading.Now...isn't that a great feeling?

Why does the film Magnolia end in a downpour of frogs?Is the serpent in the Garden of Eden the devil or just a snake?How do people use the Bible to argue different sides of today's most controversial issues?Why did Metallica's bass player name their song "Creeping Death" after watching The Ten Commandments?Where does the fish symbol of the Christian faith come from?Who is the lamb with seven horns and seven eyes who opens the seven seals of a cosmic scroll?Without either promoting or undermining specific beliefs, religious studies professor Kristin Swenson offers an intelligent, humorous, highly accessible, engaging, and illuminating guide to the Bible--incorporating biblical scholarship with contemporary pop culture references to help readers better understand the most talked about book of all time.

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