The Brutal Bible

They’re as old as the hills – and some of them are older. Some of the Old Testament dudes lived so long their ages look more like telephone numbers. Can …

There is an awful lot of begatting in the Bible. Begatting is kind of the Biblical name for producing children. Having said this, look at this list of names and …

My daughter has this book called Mixed-up Fairy Tales and she loves getting them all wrong – e.g. Prince Charming… bit into… seven dwarves… fell asleep and turned into… a bowl of …

The Bible contains more Kings than you can shake a sceptre at. In fact there are two whole books dedicated to Old Testament Kings… called…er  … hang on, let me …

The Bible is full of celebrities and wannabe stars – here are just a few of them… Queen Esther Esther, what a career. The Julia Roberts of the Bible. A …

Messiah’s Thirteen – Can You Name ‘em? Not a sequel to a sequel of a movie – but the dudes who went from fishing and taxes and revolutionary gangs and …

Can you put together the death with the deathee (i.e. the one who died with the way they died)? 1/ Eutychus 2/ Saphira 3/ Herod Agrippa 4/ Stephen 5/ James …

If the Bible was a laptop what would you find in the inbox? A collection of humorous and thought-provoking emails from various Bible characters. Useful for your own reflection, or for reading …

Which of the following created yet another opportunity for chief disciple Peter to behave badly? a/ Water b/ Ears c/ Fighting d/ Dancing e/ Fishing f/ Samaritans g/ Beaches h/ Praying i/ Sharing …

Was it: a/ The Vikings b/ The Goths c/ The Belgians d/ The Vampires e/ The Muppets or f/ The Emos? Answer: Yes! It was………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………the Goths! In 410 AD – …

Which of the following actually comes from the good book? 1. Buy one get one free2. Touch wood3. There’s a God-shaped hole in all of us4. Thirteen’s unlucky5. Money is …

The Bible ain’t as boring as you think that it might be Most people don’t read much of it they’d rather watch TV. But with pants to bury, poo to …