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A Skeptic's Guide to Books about the Bible
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Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the BibleUnauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible by Robin Lane Fox
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Historian Robin Lane Fox shows how the Bible is mostly fiction interspersed with some history.
What Is the Bible?What Is the Bible? by Carl Lofmark
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Lofmark shows that the Bible cannot be considered true in any form - whether literally (as claimed by fundamentalists) or metaphorically (as believed by Liberals).
From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the BibleFrom Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible by Eric H. Cline
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Archeaologist Eric Cline shows that modern archaeology have largely shown many of the stories of the Old Testament - The Garden of Eden, Noah's Ark, Sodom & Gommorah, the Exodus, Joshua etc - are not historical.
The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred TextsThe Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts by Neil Asher Silberman
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Two experienced archaeologists, Israel Finkelstein and Neil Silberman provides a detailed treatment on the archaeological evidence that should convince all that the accounts of Exodus, the Conquest and the united kingdom under David and Solomon are unhistorical.
Prelude to Israel's Past: Background and Beginnings of Israelite History and IdentityPrelude to Israel's Past: Background and Beginnings of Israelite History and Identity by Niels Peter Lemche
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Reknowned Old Testament scholar, Niels Peter Lemche subjects the Biblical stories of the Patriachs, the Exodus and the Sojourn in the Desert to critical analysis and shows that they do not conform to the historical and archaeological data.
It Ain't Necessarily So: Investigating the Truth of the Biblical PastIt Ain't Necessarily So: Investigating the Truth of the Biblical Past by Matthew Sturgis
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A reporter summarizes in clear and conscise language why modern archaeologists no longer treat the Old Testament biblical accounts as history.
Who Wrote the Bible?Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman
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Hebrew scholar, Richard Friedman, shows how the first five books of the Bible did not come from a single author (Moses) as traditionally believed but are the result of the editorial work of various authors who combined many - oftentimes contradictory -stories taken from multiple sources.
The Bible Against Itself: Why the Bible Seems to Contradict ItselfThe Bible Against Itself: Why the Bible Seems to Contradict Itself by Randel McCraw Helms
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Bible scholar, Randel Helms, show how the Bible - far from having a unanimous message - actually provides contradictory messages.
Bible Prophecy: Failure or Fulfillment?Bible Prophecy: Failure or Fulfillment? by Tim Callahan
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Religion editor for Skeptic Magazine shows us how the fundamentalist claim of fulfilled prophecy is demonstrably false.
The End of Biblical StudiesThe End of Biblical Studies by Hector Avalos
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Religious studies professor, Hector Avalos, summarizes the dismal results of biblical studies and asked that the field of Biblical studies be confined to the academic scrapheap.
The Rejection of Pascal's Wager: A Skeptic's Guide to the Bible and the Historical JesusThe Rejection of Pascal's Wager: A Skeptic's Guide to the Bible and the Historical Jesus by Paul Tobin
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My own modest contribution to this topic.