'The Bible Says So!' examines the origins of well-known biblical stories - from Adam and Eve, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel, to the birth of Jesus, his resurrection and the writings of St Paul. The book argues that the meaning of these stories becomes apparent when we read between the lines, using the techniques of biblical scholars.

FOREWORDPREFACEPart I: OVERVIEW OF BIBLICAL STUDYCHAPTER 1: THE BIBLE; WHAT IS IT?CHAPTER 2: ORAL AND WRITTEN SOURCES OF THE BIBLECHAPTER 3: TRANSLATING THE BIBLEPART II: THE OLD TESTAMENTCHAPTER 4: SOURCES OF THE PENTATEUCHCHAPTER 5: CREATION AND GARDEN OF EDEN STORIESCHAPTER 6: FLOOD STORIES AND THE TOWER OF BABELCHAPTER 7: GENESIS STORIES AS BEGINNINGSCHAPTER 8: PATRIARCHAL NARRATIVESCHAPTER 9: GODS MENTIONED IN THE OLD TESTAMENTPART III: THE NEW TESTAMENTCHAPTER 10: BACKGROUND OF THE CHRIST MOVEMENTCHAPTER 11: CHURCH AND CHURCHESCHAPTER 12: PAUL AND HIS THOUGHTCHAPTER 13: THE FIRST THREE GOSPELSCHAPTER 14: JESUS, MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE OR JOHN?CHAPTER 15: THE STORIES OF JESUS' BIRTHCHAPTER 16: THE RESURRECTED JESUSCHAPTER 17: THE MAN JESUSPART IV: BIBLICAL VALUESCHAPTER 18: LOVE, FAMILY, MARRIAGE AND SEXCHPATER 19: THE BIBLE AND SELECTED SOCIAL ISSUES TODAYCONCLUSION

Edwin D. Freed is Emeritus Professor of Religion at Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania. Jane Roberts is a Professor at The University of Akron Wayne College in Orrville, Ohio.