X-Rated Bible: An Irreverant Survey of Sex in the Scriptures (Paperback)

by Ben Edward Akerley (Author) "Literalists continuously refer to the story of Adam and Eve..." (more)
Key Phrases: whosoever toucheth, sex worship, seminal discharge, Old Testament, Lord God, Song of Solomon (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 428 pages
• Publisher: American Atheist Press (August 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910309191
• ISBN-13: 978-0910309196
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,698,200 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reading for Believers and Nonbelievers, August 1, 1998

By A Customer

This book explores all the dirty parts of the Bible and shows that the Bible, far from being the prudish book that the Moral Majority would like to think it is, is full of the stuff. Highly recommended. The author does have an obvious anti-religious bias, and the book is published by the American Athiest Association, but that doesn't distract from the central point of the book which is that the Word of God contains reference after reference to sex, and not all of it in a negative light either.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars valid and relevant, December 1, 2006

By	The Nellernator "Nell" (Enterprise,AL USA) - See all my reviews

this book is really good.
it provides the reader with background of the author which helps you extablish his stance. he is/was (?) a professor at a university (and an atheist), and a christian organization rallied against some activity or group that was made for or involved homosexuals, and he wrote in their newspaper about how they're really oblivious to all the sexual commentary thats actually in the bible. he educates the reader on the verse and gives other insights to them by psychologists, philosophers, even archeologists. it shows you verses in the bible under different headings like "homosexuality", "abortions" "rape", "sodomy and masterbation" and other things that most people don't assume are in the bible, but actually are.
the problem i had with this book was at the end, it had an application that is to be mailed in for either an Atheist book club, or some sort of Atheist organization. its almost like he's saying "well, since i've shown you all there is about christianity, and pulverized its arguments and beliefs, you really have no choice but to become an atheist". i'm sure, being an atheist he knows what its like to have someone trying to force their religion down his throat, but that is kind of what he's doing. and when you can show the invalidity of one religion, like christianity, then there isn't an obligation to atheism. theres also theism, deism, agnosticism, buddhism, muslim, sikhism, jainism and the other million religions there are out there.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars courageous look, February 6, 2006

By	Sukhvir Singh "sukhvir([e-mail])" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It really needs courage and deep insight to look something so unusual and speak it 'as it is' without hypocracy.
Hopefull such books will help humanity to go beyong the boundaries of organized religions and their beliefs and no more Galileo or Joan Of Arc will have to suffer again in this mundane world.