Bible Stories for Adults Only

About the Book

I grew up having some serious questions about the old Bible stories. I wondered when the stories happened in relationship to each other. Did Noah build his ark and embark on a sea journey in the desert before Samson’s liaison with a prostitute led to his demise—or after? When was the great Exodus, the fall of Sodom and Gomorrah, the battle of Jericho and the slaying of Goliath?

I also wondered if the tales were simply too fantastic or too horrible to be true. Might they be no more than the illogical imaginings of unsophisticated people who didn’t understand the laws of nature?

Finally, the authenticity of the so-called miracles bothered me. The aim of this book is to take a closer look at each story with an eye to discovering how the miracles might have actually occurred. As a result of extensive research, I´ve added chapter endnotes that help shed light on these questions.

Each story is written in modern-day voice without all the usual thees and thous, and includes details commonly left out of children´s stories. You may well find your own truth and understanding as you read these timeless stories complete with all the messiness of the human condition.

About the Author

Betty J. Vickers was born in Indiana, grew up in Florida and migrated to the Southwest after retiring from a teaching career in Washington State. She writes prize-winning fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction and poetry, and has published in national journals, anthologies and magazines. Her two previous books, Walkin’ the Floor and The Great Amarillo Egg Caper, won the Gold Quill Award and the Diamond Award from the League of Utah Writers. She lives and writes in St. George, Utah, where she is writing her next book.