The Newer, More English Version
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Other Practices, Atheism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
| Author: | Tom Carver | ISBN: | 9781782791461 |
| Publisher: | John Hunt Publishing | Publication: | May 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Iff Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tom Carver |
| ISBN: | 9781782791461 |
| Publisher: | John Hunt Publishing |
| Publication: | May 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Iff Books |
| Language: | English |
| In the beginning was the word, and... ...you know the rest. Not like this you don't. In a new twist on a classic tale, Tom Carver re-imagines the Old Testament without the leading character. The Newer, More English Version takes an erudite look at the supporting players of the Pentateuch, with no Jehovah to steal the show. What's left is a varied cast of egomaniacs, revolutionaries, war criminals, genii and perverts: Joseph, smug careerist and part-time psychoanalyst; Moses, a revolutionary firebrand who just wants to belong; Abraham, the world's first and greatest global branding strategist; and one very strange tree... |
| In the beginning was the word, and... ...you know the rest. Not like this you don't. In a new twist on a classic tale, Tom Carver re-imagines the Old Testament without the leading character. The Newer, More English Version takes an erudite look at the supporting players of the Pentateuch, with no Jehovah to steal the show. What's left is a varied cast of egomaniacs, revolutionaries, war criminals, genii and perverts: Joseph, smug careerist and part-time psychoanalyst; Moses, a revolutionary firebrand who just wants to belong; Abraham, the world's first and greatest global branding strategist; and one very strange tree... |
