Jesus Drank, Judas Repented and God Divorced His Bride

144 Pages·2007·0.44 MB·English

by  Steve Brown

Jesus Drank,
Judas Repented
and God Divorced
His Bride
By Steve Brown
20660 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Suite 210
Cupertino, CA 95014
Jesus Drank, Judas Repented and God Divorced His
Bride
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First Printing: September 2007
Paperback ISBN: 1600050212 (978-1-60005-021-3)
Place of Publication: Silicon Valley, California, USA
Paperback Library of Congress Number: 2007935272
eBook ISBN: 1600050220 (978-1-60005-022-0)
Subject: Religious-Christian, Spiritual: Faith-Based
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Why Read This Book?
This book seeks to stir up heightened interest in what the Bible says
by questioning even the most primary, and most popular biblical
teachings e.g. Noah took fourteen reindeer on the ark (Genesis 7:2.)
MOST religious books are largely "sugar coated," so to speak.
Non-controversial. But, the Bible isn't that way. Neither is this book. If
you do an objective study of the contents of the Bible, you'll discover
that God can be quite a difficult God. Christ was not popular because
he gave everybody "warm fuzzies," rather; he was strong in his
understanding of the Hebrew law and his understanding and
intolerance for arrogance and self-righteousness.
This book delivers to the reader:
• A far greater understanding of the bible and its implications
• A biblical understanding of forgiveness, and our responsibility to
forgive
• Examples of common biblical knowledge that is challenged
Regarding most topics/trials/life issues in life, most people don't know
what the bible says.
• The prophet Ezra (Ezra 10: 3-5) blessed a divorce and proclaimed
that the men should "be of good courage, and do it."
• Just ask anybody how many animals of each kind Noah took on the
ark. They'll say two, and that is the wrong answer. God said take
14 of most, 4 of the others.
• Regarding forgiveness, the bible says. Mathew 27:3 clearly states
that Judas (a.) repented, (b.) confessed his sin publicly and (c.)
gave the money back.
Praise for ‘Jesus Drank, Judas Repented and God
Divorced His Bride’
"The title is shocking and the contents amazing! This is truly a new
display of grace directly from the word of God. Every Christian,
historian, and even atheist should read this book, highly
recommended!"
Wayne Sutton, TheSecondAdam.com
"After Reading over 300 Christian titles (including the Bible,) there's
no doubts this book will shift your thoughts, challenge your beliefs,
and open your heart to the true grace and love of God. I bought it out
of pure curiosity, studied it with eyes wide open, and fell even deeper
in love with the truths that most people have never been taught
before!"
Rome Batchelor – Entrepreneur
"In this book, the author, in keeping with the tradition of Ezra who read
the entire scroll of the Torah to the people, and interpreted the deeper
meanings of the stories of the Torah to the assembled crowd, is
showing how the scripture can be made meaningful to today’s time. In
the old days, the words were spoken as a story and explained based
on the needs of the moment. Later, fear of loss, created the written
word which became dogma. I applaud the effort to resurrect the
tradition of telling these beautiful stories and embellish them with a
moral lesson germane to current affairs."
Sam Gill, Professor, San Francisco State University
"Of course, Jesus drank wine. Of course, Judas had some regrets. Of
course, some Old Testament prophets used the metaphor that God
was like a faithful husband to his people Israel, but Israel was so
unfaithful to God that God must divorce her. If this were all, the book
would be proving the obvious. But, time after time the book proved to
be a powerful presentation and promotion of the most basic ideas of
Christianity, loving, giving, and forgiving. And it manages to get this
message across, not in the stuffy, pompous language of many
sermons, but in delightfully colloquial English. Enjoy it!"
James T. McDonough, Jr., Ph.D. from Columbia University and
Biblical Studies Professor at a number of Universities
"...an engaging and thoughtful book that will hopefully help launch the
reader out of the glib, one-dimensional "comfort-zone" that so many
Christians live in with regard to understanding the Scriptures. While I
don't agree with one key premise, more a provocative suggestion
really, that Mr. Brown presents (see John 17:12), I nonetheless
enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone who wants to "search
out a matter (Proverbs 25:2) in regard to the deeper truths of God's
Word."
Eric Holmberg, author, founder and director of The Apologetics
Group.
"A fresh look that reawakens the well-known stories of the bible and
sends you digging to hear more. It keeps you engaged and alert and
reminds you not to be a lazy learner."
Robin Willis, A Southern Female Presbyterian Running a Local
Bible Studies Group
Dedication
To those of us who are ADHD. Press on.
Acknowledgements
I wish to thank all those who helped me.
Nina Louviere for providing a place where I could live and work on this
project during the past two years. Her generosity is excelled by none
and can't be over-emphasized. Without her help, I could not have
written this work.
James T. McDonough, Jr., Ph.D., whose editing and advice saved my
literary life.
Mitchell Levy, CEO, Happy About whose faith and patience made this
possible. Thanks for taking a chance on a rookie like me.
Jon & Angela Sahim for their financial support, their faith in me to
complete the task and their encouragement and excitement in the
project.
Eric & Ronda Holmberg for their editing and advice.
Mom & Dad for taking me to church regularly (even when I didn't want
to go.)
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