{"product_id":"9781435159433","title":"Dark History of the Bible","description":"\u003cbr\u003eHuman sacrifice, floods, plagues, murders, massacres, betrayal, wars, incest, sea monsters, and dragons—how well do you really know the stories told in the Bible?\u003cb\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/b\u003e From Noah’s Ark to the Ark of the Covenant, from Genesis to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, from Moses to the Maccabees,\u003ci\u003e A Dark History: The Bible \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the origins and meanings of the greatest stories of the Old and New Testaments.\u003cb\u003eControversy\u003c\/b\u003e Acting in the name of God has caused immense conflict and bloodshed not just between Christians, Jews, and Muslims but within the different branches of each religion. How is the “Word” of God interpreted so differently?\u003cb\u003eMyth\u003c\/b\u003e We may think of the stories of the Flood, Lot’s Wife, and Jacob and Esau as exclusive to the Bible, but we find echoes of these stories in other ancient tales. So how much does the Bible share with myths in other cultures?","brand":"Metro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052133138672,"sku":"9781435159433","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781435159433_p0.jpg?v=1763753175","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781435159433","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}