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Banned Questions about Jesus   

edited by Christian Piatt 

Listen in as contributors from various religious and social backgrounds discuss questions about Jesus that we have all wanted to ask:

* Why did Jesus have to suffer so much before he died? Or did he have to?

* What happened during the "missing years" of Jesus' life unaccounted for in the Bible?

* Does it really matter if Jesus was born to a virgin or not? What if Mary wasn't a virgin, or if Joseph (or someone else) was the father?

* The Bible says that Jesus had siblings. Does that mean that there are people alive today who are from his family's bloodline? Where are they? Who are they?  

What others are saying about the first book in the Banned Questions series, Banned Questions about the Bible

 "This book isn't just entertaining and fascinating. It's inspiring and potentially life-changing. Here's my own question: Can you be curious and thoughtful about religion and NOT read this book? My answer: No."

-A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically (ajjacobs.com)

"I've never seen a book quite like this: short, pithy answers to tough and important questions from a team of articulate, insightful thinkers. You've heard the expression 'pooled ignorance'-but this is the opposite: pooled brilliance. Your own thinking will be deepened by interacting with these sharp minds."

-Brian McLaren, author of Naked Spirituality (brianmclaren.net)

"These are some, not all, of the questions many are asking today. These are also some, not all, of the answers serious thinkers are proposing. What this book may do for you is provide an opportunity to ponder anew questions people are really asking about the book we Christians call God's Word."

-Scot McKnight, author of Blue Parakeet (scotmcknight.com)

Print ISBN 9780827202696       List Price $19.99   

Available July 2011 

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