Strange and Mysterious Stuff from the Bible

From the Weird to the Wonderful

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• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN:
  9780736956994
• Edition: 0

Stephen Miller, bestselling author of Complete Guide to the Bible and Who's Who and Where's Where in the Bible, compares reading the Bible to driving a country road. "e;We're cruising along reading a fine little story when suddenly we hit a jaw dropper of a narrative pothole. Right out loud we might say, 'What on earth is this doing in God's holy Word?'"e; You can't read far in the Bible without being jolted by an account of polygamy, slavery, or gender inequality. Other stories read almost like comedies--like the one about a dead man springing to life when his corpse touches a prophet's bones. How do you face these things honestly? With a touch of dry humor, Miller identifies bumps in the road, briefly offers popular interpretations, and leaves you with food for thought. This is a fast-paced, fun, and reliable guide for your tour through the Bible.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1. A Virgin and a 50-Shekel Fine
• 2. Hairy Getaway
• 3. Ghostwalker
• 4. Fatal Phonetics
• 5. Moses Takes the Scenic Route
• 6. How to Get Rid of House Mold
• 7. Solomon, King of Cheapskates
• 8. Jewish Entitlements
• 9. Lions Refuse to Eat a Vegetarian
• 10. Don’t Call Him Bunny
• 11. Killer Sermon
• 12. Killer Granny
• 13. Jews on the Giving End of a Holocaust
• 14. Jewish Orphan Stops a Holocaust
• 15. Why the Good Die Young
• 16. Is the Antichrist an End-Time Myth?
• 17. Rome’s Mark of the Beast
• 18. Out-of-Body Traveler
• 19. Temporarily Dead
• 20. God Kills 70, 000 Jews for One Man’s Sin
• 21. Raiders of the Lost Ark
• 22. A Toddler Named Tragedy
• 23. Israel’s Founding Father, the Heel
• 24. Hell—a Picnic in the Park?
• 25. Cannibal Cooking
• 26. To the Jealous Husband: Cheers
• 27. Armageddon: A Battle Not in the Bible?
• 28. When the Bible Calls God “Satan”
• 29. Feeding-Trough Bed: Baby Safe
• 30. When Patience Runs Dry
• 31. A Drop-Dead Donation to the Church
• 32. Drought-Proof Desert Country
• 33. Judas: Jesus’s Treasurer
• 34. Unforgivable: Dissing the Holy Spirit
• 35. Solomon’s Mom: King David’s Mistress
• 36. Temple: Occupied
• 37. Baldy’s Bear Revenge
• 38. A Prophet Gives Mouth-to-Mouth CPR
• 39. Waiting for Elijah’s Big Comeback
• 40. Here’s Mud in Your Eye
• 41. Kosher: Surrogate Moms
• 42. Did Jesus Only Pretend to Die?
• 43. Vicious Empire of Girlie Men
• 44. Handwriting on the Wall
• 45. Chickenhearted General
• 46. Dictated Prophecy
• 47. Paul’s Visit to Paradise
• 48. Poetry in Motion Stops the Sun
• 49. Hosea and the Prostitute: A Match Made in Heaven
• 50. Grandpa Is My Daddy
• 51. Incest in the King’s House
• 52. Father of the Jews Marries His Half Sister
• 53. Arab Mother of the Jews
• 54. Wise Men Follow a Star
• 55. What to Do with a Resurrected Man
• 56. How to Land a Husband
• 57. Cain’s Mark of Mercy
• 58. Flood Cruise
• 59. Ganging Up on the Gang Rapists
• 60. Don’t Mess with a Girl Who Has 12 Brothers
• 61. Jesus: Cheers!
• 62. Curses on My Grandson
• 63. Oh Little Town of Fishermen
• 64. Faith That Amazed Even Jesus
• 65. Who Stole John 5:4?
• 66. A Mother-in-Law Worth Keeping
• 67. Battle of the Gods on Mount Carmel
• 68. Assassination Attempt: David’s Getaway
• 69. Sobering Up in Time for a Stroke
• 70. How to Lose Your Head over a Lady
• 71. The Inhospitable Herder’s Wife
• 72. David’s Elite Strike Force
• 73. David’s Trick for Conquering Jerusalem
• 74. Church-Planting Strategy: Bypass Intellectuals
• 75. Don’t Put This Guy on the Church Board
• 76. There Goes the Jewish Neighborhood
• 77. Paul, Sounding like a Bigot
• 78. Jewish Tax Dodgers: Busted
• 79. When Iran Was Nice to Israel
• 80. Stephen King of the New Testament
• 81. Brighter than the Desert Sun at Noon
• 82. Fight or Flight: Jews on the Run
• 83. Philistine Secret Weapon—Not Goliath
• 84. David the Music Therapist
• 85. Daniel Nearly Prayed Himself to Death
• 86. Daniel: Dragon Killer
• 87. When Resurrection Was a New Idea
• 88. King David’s Music
• 89. David Fights Outside His Weight Class
• 90. King Saul’s Most Embarrassing Moment
• 91. Advantage: Left-Handed Assassin
• 92. Lowest Spot on Earth
• 93. Delilah Was a Lousy Girlfriend
• 94. Samson’s Dumb Decision
• 95. How Stoned Was Paul?
• 96. Missionary Breakup
• 97. Looking for Eden
• 98. The Nile: A Stream in the Desert
• 99. Season of Plagues
• 100. David at Home in Goliath’s Hometown
• 101. King Saul: Priest Killer
• 102. Priests Who Slept with the Help
• 103. Israel’s Lost Ark
• 104. The Disappearing Army
• 105. Samuel’s Mom Gave Him Away
• 106. Veggies: Bad for One Jew’s Health
• 107. Weather Forecast: Drought
• 108. Vacuumed into Heaven
• 109. God’s Cure for Depression
• 110. How to Stop a River
• 111. Free Health Care
• 112. The King Who Talked with the Dead
• 113. The Man Who Didn’t Die
• 114. Greatest Wonder of the Ancient World
• 115. Kicking Paul out of Town
• 116. Call Him Red, Not Harry
• 117. How Iran Got a Jewish Queen
• 118. The Disappearing Preacher
• 119. The First Jew Was an Iraqi
• 120. Eve Wasn’t Her Name at First
• 121. A Snake in Paradise
• 122. Them Dry Bones
• 123. A Prophet’s Shave and a Trim
• 124. Don’t Cry, the Wife Is Dead
• 125. Divorce Your Non-Jewish Wives
• 126. Paul Shipwrecked in a Typhoon
• 127. Governor on the Take
• 128. Paul: The End
• 129. The 500-Year-Old Angel
• 130. Farmer Jesus?
• 131. Odd Advice from the Top Jewish Scholar
• 132. Like Father, Like Son: Liar
• 133. An Angel’s One-Liner?
• 134. Camels on the Warpath
• 135. Fallen Hero
• 136. God Is Not the Great Yahoo
• 137. One God or Three?
• 138. Skull Hill
• 139. Where to Get a Fair Trial
• 140. Don’t Look to Hosea for Kid Names
• 141. Sodom: Barbecued
• 142. When Guests Become Slaves
• 143. Abraham Abandons Wife and Son
• 144. Drunk Lady in the Worship Center?
• 145. How to Shrink an Army
• 146. How to Kill a King with a Wet Blanket
• 147. Heaven Can Wait
• 148. In Search of Purgatory
• 149. The First Martyred Disciple
• 150. Death by Worms
• 151. Nightmare of Pilate’s Wife
• 152. King of Jews: Not a Jew
• 153. Secret Tunnel in Jerusalem
• 154. When God Changed His Mind
• 155. The Good King from Bad Stock
• 156. When Jewish Worship Got Arab Help
• 157. Face-to-Face with God
• 158. God’s Spirit on the Job
• 159. Wild and Crazy Driver
• 160. Wanted: Wife for a Momma’s Boy
• 161. Calling In the Baby-Making B Team
• 162. A Name Tough to Spell in Kindergarten
• 163. Three Years Naked
• 164. When Israel Was a Man
• 165. Jews Worship Gold Calves, Part 2
• 166. Rachel’s Request: Aphrodisiac
• 167. Wrestling God
• 168. Favorite Son
• 169. Blessings and Curses: Words You Can’t Take Back
• 170. The Man Who Kissed the Woman
• 171. God’s Odd Choice of a Leader
• 172. How to Raise Spotted Sheep
• 173. Wives for Sale
• 174. Surrogate Moms Build Israel’s 12 Tribes
• 175. Father of the Jews: Stuffed
• 176. Jesus Called Them “Sons of Thunder”
• 177. Family Intervention for Crazy Jesus
• 178. The Jesus Dynasty
• 179. Who Stole the Trinity?
• 180. Teenage King’s Only Legacy: Surrender
• 181. Lucky Shot
• 182. The King Wore a Bull’s-Eye
• 183. Seventy Heads in a Pile
• 184. The Hero Who Sacrificed His Daughter
• 185. I Don’t Wanna Be a Prophet
• 186. The Rewritten Book of the Bible
• 187. David’s Great-Great-Grandma, the Hooker
• 188. The Bible’s Most Remarkable Prediction About Jesus
• 189. How to Scare a Roman Soldier
• 190. Pretty Dead
• 191. King David Wasn’t a Kind Uncle
• 192. Slave Lady Who Outsmarted Her King
• 193. Baal: Gone to the Potty
• 194. Jonah, the Unhappy Savior
• 195. Jonah, 40 Leagues Under the Sea
• 196. Two for the Promised Land
• 197. Shocking Discovery in the Jewish Temple
• 198. Cold Storage: Israel’s Most Sacred Relic
• 199. Priest Wannabes
• 200. Jacob’s Fertile Wife
• 201. Lebanon’s Claim to Fame
• 202. Samson Turns Himself In, Temporarily
• 203. Two Non-Jewish Books in the Bible
• 204. The Lady Who Started the Church in Europe
• 205. Tithe: Resurrecting a Jewish Law
• 206. Bottom-of-the-Barrel Offerings for God
• 207. Arab Israel
• 208. Scum Disciple: Not Judas
• 209. The Bible Way to Pick a Preacher
• 210. King Gone Wild
• 211. Cheers: A Toast to Jerusalem’s New Walls
• 212. Utilities in Heaven: Lights
• 213. The World’s Longest River
• 214. Noah’s Ark and the Cleveland Browns
• 215. Dwindling Lifespans
• 216. A Bed for a Giant
• 217. How to Stop a Jewish Attack
• 218. Stiff Penalty for Early Withdrawal
• 219. Paul’s Oddball Version of an Underground Railroad
• 220. Solomon’s Mysterious Fleet of Ships
• 221. Jewish Palestinians
• 222. Paul 1, Sorcerer 0
• 223. The Bible Ends Here
• 224. One Tough Preacher
• 225. Paul, the Very Jewish Roman
• 226. A Thorn in Paul’s Side
• 227. Peter’s Awkward Nickname
• 228. What Was Paul Thinking?
• 229. Crossing the Red Sea Without a Boat
• 230. How to Part the Sea
• 231. Mysterious City of Seven Hills
• 232. Date with an Energizing Prostitute
• 233. King of the Donkey Herders
• 234. Wise Solomon’s Dumb Side
• 235. Solomon’s Prefab Temple
• 236. Paul’s Last Request
• 237. When to Put a Trophy Wife on the Shelf
• 238. Moses Gets Quarter Pounders to Go
• 239. Don’t Dis God’s Stuff
• 240. God Decides to Kill Moses?
• 241. Leading Chicago Through the Desert
• 242. PETA Would Not Approve
• 243. Moses Down Under
• 244. Keeping It Kosher on the Dinner Table
• 245. No Promised Land for Moses
• 246. The Walls Came Tumblin’ Down
• 247. Shady Ladies in Jesus’s Family Tree
• 248. Queen of Shopping
• 249. No-Good Northerners
• 250. Borg Heaven