The Bible's Cutting Room Floor: The Holy Scriptures Missing from Your Bible

The Bible you usually read is not the complete story. Some holy writings were left out for political or theological reasons others simply because of the physical restrictions of ancient bookmaking technology. At times the compilers of the Bible skipped information that they assumed everyone knew. Some passages were even omitted by accident. In The Bibles Cutting Room Floor acclaimed author and translator Dr. Joel M. Hoffman provides the stories and other texts that didnt make it into the Bible even though they offer penetrating insight into the Bible and its teachings. The Book of Genesis tells us about Adam and Eves time in the Garden of Eden but not their saga after they get kicked out or the lessons they have for us about good and evil. The Bible introduces us to Abraham but it doesnt include the troubling story of his early life which explains how he came to reject idolatry to become the father of monotheism. And while there are only 150 Psalms in todays Bible there used to be many more. Dr. Hoffman deftly brings these and other ancient scriptural texts to life exploring how they offer new answers to some of the most fundamental and universal questions people ask about their lives. An impressive blend of history linguistics and religious scholarship The Bibles Cutting Room Floor reveals whats missing from your Bible who left it out and why it is so important.