Biblical Sense: The Book of Genesis

It is true that the Bible has enormous cultural significance, both in molding our history and in shaping our beliefs. It is also true that it is duller than a bag of dead flies - flies who were, in life, also painfully boring. This series of books aims to provide you with a full and rich retelling of each and every chapter and verse, but in a more reader-friendly way. In other words, we're taking several Bible-sized bullets for the team here. We don't ask for medals or praise. Just money.

In this first installment of his "Biblical Sense" series, Brad Miller takes you on a read-along journey through the opening book of the Bible - one filled with tragic intra-familial strife, thrilling grain shortages, miraculous feats of precipitation, and produce-hawking serpents. A world of awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping discovery awaits, if you can get past that dud of an opening chapter. Seriously. Who'd have thought that creating the universe could be so dull?

The "Biblical Sense" series is for people who want to have read the Bible but don't want to have to read it. We don't blame you. But the fact is, a lot of people seem to live their lives according to what they think the Bible says, and we think a well-read and culturally literate person should be familiar with culturally and historically significant texts - no matter how mind-numbingly dull Leviticus might be.

Whether you believe the Bible or not, we hope this makes reading it a little more palatable. In any case, you'll come away from this book with a genuine appreciation for exactly how deeply intertwined communal religious devotion is with rampant animal slaughter.