Steven Waldman says: (1) even if Jews weren’t complicit in Jesus’s death, the Bible says they were (so don’t complain about Gibson’s Passion!); … gulfstream/1272
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Includes sections on The Bible (the handwriting on the wall), proverbs (he who laughs last, laughs best), idioms … gulfstream/2349
In 1833 Noah Webster actually undertook to bowdlerize the Bible. His version substituted _breast_ for _teat_, _in embryo_ for _in the belly_, _peculiar … quotes/62
By the way, do you ever read the Bible? I suppose not very often, but I had the occasion to the other night and believe me it is a lesson in how not … quotes/27
I like almost anybody in the Bible better than the Disciples. If you want to know the truth, the guy I like best in the Bible, next to Jesus, was that … catcher/12
I'm a sort of an atheist. I like Jesus and all, but I don't care too much for most of the other stuff in the Bible. Take the Disciples, for instance. … catcher/11
1 Samuel 18
David buys a wife with 200 Philistine foreskins.