Bible Babel

<p>Why does the film Magnolia end in a downpour of frogs?</p><p>Is the serpent in the Garden of Eden the devil or just a snake?</p><p>How do people use the Bible to argue different sides of today's most controversial issues?</p><p>Why did Metallica's bass player name their song Creeping Death after watching The Ten Commandments?</p><p>Where does the fish symbol of the Christian faith come from?</p><p>Who is the lamb with seven horns and seven eyes who opens the seven seals of a cosmic scroll?</p><p>Without either promoting or undermining specific beliefs religious studies professor Kristin Swenson offers an intelligent humorous highly accessible engaging and illuminating guide to the Bible--incorporating biblical scholarship with contemporary pop culture references to help readers better understand the most talked about book of all time.</p>