What's really in the Good Book.

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• The Complete Blogging the Bible I began a year ago with "In the beginning …" and I'm finally done.
  David Plotz June 6, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of 1 Chronicles Meet the Bible's Delta Force.
  David Plotz May 29, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Nehemiah Meet the Bible's only Arab. Guess what he and the Jews think of each other.
  David Plotz May 22, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Ezra Its all-out assault on mixed marriages.
  David Plotz May 15, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Daniel Uh, that lion's-den story doesn't end how you think it does.
  David Plotz May 9, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Esther The first Miss Universe pageant!
  David Plotz May 2, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Ecclesiastes It's godless, weird, and beautiful.
  David Plotz April 24, 2007
  
• The Book of Ruth Why women love it.
  David Plotz April 18, 2007
  
• The Song of Songs The Bible's sexiest book.
  David Plotz April 17, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Job The Book of Job's enthralling, baffling conclusion.
  David Plotz March 28, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Proverbs Meet the Bible's most extraordinary woman.
  David Plotz March 21, 2007
  
• Bonus Bible Video! In which I re-enact the Sermon on the Mount.
  David Plotz March 6, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Psalms Does God believe in free will?
  David Plotz Feb. 28, 2007
  
• The Last Five Minor Prophets Satan makes his Bible debut!
  David Plotz Feb. 26, 2007
  
• The Complete Books of Jonah, Micah, and Nahum Jonah and the whale is the Bible's perfect story.
  David Plotz Feb. 21, 2007
  
• The Complete Books of Joel, Amos, and Obadiah Three great prophets for one low, low price!
  David Plotz Feb. 20, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Hosea It's a mixed marriage. He's a prophet. She's a prostitute.
  David Plotz Feb. 15, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Ezekiel A fond farewell to God's nicest prophet.
  David Plotz Feb. 2, 2007
  
• The Complete Book of Jeremiah The first, and only, divine apology.
  David Plotz Jan. 12, 2007