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For nearly two billion people, the Bible is a holy book containing the revealed word of God. It is the source of their religious beliefs. Yet few who believe in the Bible have actually read it.This must seem strange to those who have never read the Bible. But anyone who has struggled through its repetitious and tiresome trivia, seemingly endless genealogies, and pointless stories and laws, knows that the Bible is not an easy book to read. So it is not surprising that that those who begin reading at Genesis seldom make it through Leviticus. Believers that try to do so continually face a disturbing dilemma: their faith tells them they should read the Bible, but by reading the Bible they endanger their faith.When I was a Christian, I never read the Bible. Not all the way through, anyway. The problem was that I believed the Bible to be the inspired and inerrant word of God, yet the more I read it, the less credible that belief became. I finally decided that to protect my faith in the Bible, Id better quit trying to read it.I think most Bible-believers find themselves in that position -- although few will admit it. Not even to themselves.The most popular solution to this problem is to leave the Bible reading to the clergy. The clergy then quote from the Bible in their writings and sermons, and explain its meaning to the others. Extreme care is taken, of course, to quote from the parts of the Bible that display the best side of God and to ignore those that dont. That this approach means that only a fraction of the Bible is ever referenced is not a great problem; because although the Bible is not a very good book, it is a very long one.But if so little of the Bible is actually used, then why isnt the rest deleted? Why arent the repetitious passages -- which are often contradictory as well -- combined into single, consistent ones? Why arent the hundreds of cruelties and absurdities eliminated? Why arent the bad parts of the Good Book removed?Such an approach would result in a much better, but much smaller book. To make it a truly good book, though, would require massive surgery, and little would remain. For nearly all passages in the Bible are objectionable in one way or another. But with a little luck and much careful editing, perhaps a small pamphlet could be produced from the Bible -- one that could honestly be called good.Perhaps. But to the Bible-believer the entire Bible is inspired, and has God as its author. Each passage contains a message from God that must not be altered or deleted. So the believer is simply stuck with the Bible. He or she has no choice but to call it good, true, beautiful, and perfect. When the Bible seems otherwise, as it nearly always does, the problem lies with the believers interpretation of the Bible -- not with the Bible itself.The believers defense of the Bible is assisted by those who publish it. They are invariably believers as well, and are interested in promoting and defending the Bible. Millions of such Bibles are published and distributed each year by believers in their tireless and tiresome effort to propagate their beliefs. Consequently, nearly everyone, whether believer or skeptic, has at least one copy. Among these Bibles will be found many different versions, but all have one thing in common: all are believer-friendly editions that support, promote, and defend the Bible.The Skeptics Annotated Bible (SAB) attempts to remedy this imbalance. It includes the entire text of the King James Version, but without the pro-Bible propaganda. Instead, passages are highlighted that are an embarrassment to the Bible-believer, and the parts of the Bible that are never read in any Church, Bible study group, or Sunday School class are emphasized. For it is these passages that test the claims of the Bible-believer. The contradictions and false prophecies show that the Bible is not inerrant; the cruelties, injustices, and insults to women, that it is neither good nor just.The SAB will help those who believe in the Bible to honestly reconsider that belief. It will help those who are unfamiliar with the Bible to resist the temptation to believe. And it will help those who have already rejected the Bible defend their position.It is time for us all to stop believing in, or pretending to believe in, a book that is so unworthy of belief.Steve Wells is the author of the Skeptics Annotated Bible and Drunk with Blood: Gods killings in the Bible. He also created and maintains the website www.skepticsannotatedbible.com and www.dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com. When hes not critiquing the holy books, he can usually be found with a field guide identifying insects/plants/birds, sailing, or auditing classes at the local university.

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Also by Steve Wells:

Drunk with Blood: Gods Killings in the Bible

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SkepticsAnnotatedBible.com

DwindlingInUnbelief.blogspot.com

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Published by SAB Books, LLC

Copyright 2012 by Steve Wells

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wells, Steve

The Skeptics Annotated Bible

ISBN: 978-0-9882451-0-5

LCCN: 2012917269

1. ReligionControversial literature

2. BibleCriticism, interpretation, etc.

3. Atheism

4. Christianity and atheism

I. Title

First Edition: November 2012

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

For Michael

Alphabetical Index of the Books
of the Old and New Testaments
Contents
Book Abbreviations

Acts

Acts

Jude

Jude

Am

Amos

1 Kg

1 Kings

1 Chr

1 Chronicles

2 Kg

2 Kings

2 Chr

2 Chronicles

Lam

Lamentations

Col

Colossians

Lev

Leviticus

1 Cor

1 Corinthians

Lk

Luke

2 Cor

2 Corinthians

Mal

Malachi

Dan

Daniel

Mic

Micah

Dt

Deuteronomy

Mk

Mark

Ec

Ecclesiastes

Mt

Matthew

Eph

Ephesians

Nah

Nahum

Est

Esther

Neh

Nehemiah

Ex

Exodus

Num

Numbers

Ezek

Ezekiel

Ob

Obadiah

Ezra

Ezra

1 Pet

1 Peter

Gal

Galatians

2 Pet

2 Peter

Gen

Genesis

Phil

Philippians

Hab

Habakkuk

Philem

Philemon

Hag

Haggai

Pr

Proverbs

Heb

Hebrews

Ps

Psalms

Hos

Hosea

Rev

Revelation

Is

Isaiah

Rom

Romans

Jas

James

Ru

Ruth

Jer

Jeremiah

1 Sam

1 Samuel

Jg

Judges

2 Sam

2 Samuel

Jl

Joel

SofS

Song of Solomon

Jn

John

1 Th

1 Thessalonians

1 Jn

1 John

2 Th

2 Thessalonians

2 Jn

2 John

1 Tim

1 Timothy

3 Jn

3 John

2 Tim

2 Timothy

Job

Job

Tit

Titus

Jon

Jonah

Zech

Zechariah

Jos

Joshua

Zeph

Zephaniah

Introduction

For nearly two billion people, the Bible is a holy book containing the revealed word of God. It is the source of their religious beliefs. Yet few of those who believe in the Bible have actually read it (all of it, that is, not just carefully selected bits and pieces).

This must seem strange to those who have never read the Bible. But anyone who has struggled through its repetitious and tiresome trivia, seemingly endless genealogies, and pointless stories and laws, knows that the Bible is not an easy book to read. So it is not surprising that those who begin reading at Genesis seldom make it through Leviticus. Believers that try to do so continually face a disturbing dilemma: their faith tells them they should read the Bible, but by reading the Bible they endanger their faith.

When I was a Christian, I never read the Bible. Not all the way through, anyway. The problem was that I believed the Bible to be the inspired and inerrant word of God, yet the more I read it, the less credible that belief became. I finally decided that to protect my faith in the Bible, Id better quit trying to read it.

I think most Bible-believers find themselves in that positionalthough few will admit it. Not even to themselves.

The most popular solution to this problem is to leave the Bible reading to the clergy. The clergy then quote from the Bible in their writings and sermons, and explain its meaning to the others. Extreme care is taken, of course, to quote from the parts of the Bible that display the best side of God and to ignore those that dont. That this approach means that only a fraction of the Bible is ever referenced is not a great problem; because although the Bible is not a very good book, it is a very long one.

But if so little of the Bible is actually used, why isnt the rest deleted? Why arent the repetitious passageswhich are often contradictory as wellcombined into single, consistent ones? Why arent the hundreds of cruelties and absurdities eliminated? Why arent the bad parts of the Good Book removed?

Such an approach would result in a much better, but much smaller book. To make it a truly good book, though, would require massive surgery, and little would remain. For nearly all passages in the Bible are objectionable in one way or another. But with a little luck and much careful editing, perhaps a small pamphlet could be produced from the Bibleone that could honestly be called good.

Perhaps. But to the Bible-believer the entire Bible is inspired and has God as its author. Each passage contains a message from God that must not be altered or deleted. So the believer is simply stuck with the Bible, with no choice but to call it good, true, beautiful, and perfect. When the Bible seems otherwise, as it nearly always does, the problem lies with the believers interpretation of the Biblenot with the Bible itself.

The believers defense of the Bible is assisted by those who publish it. They are invariably believers as well, and are interested in promoting and defending the Bible. Millions of such Bibles are published and distributed each year by believers in their tireless and tiresome effort to propagate their beliefs. Consequently, nearly everyone, believer or skeptic, has at least one copy. Among these Bibles will be found many different versions, but all have one thing in common: all are believer-friendly editions that support, promote, and defend the Bible.

The Skeptics Annotated Bible (SAB) attempts to remedy this imbalance. It includes the entire text of the King James Version, but without the pro-Bible propaganda. Instead, passages are highlighted that are an embarrassment to the Bible-believer, and the parts of the Bible that are seldom read in any church, Bible study group, or Sunday School class are emphasized. For these are the passages that test the claims of the Bible-believer. The contradictions and false prophecies show that the Bible is not inerrant; the cruelties, injustices, and insults to women, that it is neither good nor just.

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