Rational Bible

USA Today bestseller. Publishers Weekly bestseller. Wall Street Journal bestseller. Many people today think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is not only outdated but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral. This explanation of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, demonstrates clearly and powerfully that the opposite is true. The Bible remains profoundly relevant-both to the great issues of our day and to each individual life. It is the greatest moral guide and source of wisdom ever written. Do you doubt the existence of God because you think believing in God is irrational? This book will give you many reasons to rethink your doubts. Do you think faith and science are in conflict? You won't after reading this commentary on Genesis. Do you come from a dysfunctional family? It may comfort you to know that every family discussed in Genesis was highly dysfunctional! The title of this commentary is "The Rational Bible" because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. In Dennis Prager's words, "If something I write is not rational, I have not done my job." The Rational Bible is the fruit of Dennis Prager's forty years of teaching the Bible-whose Hebrew grammar and vocabulary he has mastered-to people of every faith and no faith at all. On virtually every page, you will discover how the text relates to the contemporary world in general and to you personally. His goal: to change your mind-and, as a result, to change your life.

If you think the Bible is irrelevant, irrational, or even, at times, immoral-and you have an open mind-The Rational Bible will change your mind and influence your outlook on life. You will come to understand why the Bible and especially its first five books, the Torah, are the most influential books ever written. Equally important, you will understand how they apply to your life. The Rational Bible, Dennis Prager's commentary and explanation of these five books-rooted in his expertise in biblical Hebrew and its grammar-is widely considered the most important modern Bible commentary. Read the thousands of reviews on Amazon-written by people of many faiths and of no faith-and you will appreciate why this is so. The Book of Numbers-"In the Wilderness" in the original Hebrew-is the fourth book of the Bible. Among the many compelling issues addressed in this volume are the following: • Doubting God. • What produces faith-miracles or effort? And if effort, what efforts work? • Arguing with God. • Ingratitude as a source of evil. • Why only men could be priests. • Why the conscience is not morally reliable. • Is fanaticism ever justified? • Is there luck in life, or is everything determined by God's will? The title of this five-volume commentary is The Rational Bible because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. In Dennis Prager's words, "If something I write is not rational, I have not done my job." Few people alive today have influenced as many people as has Dennis Prager. In the words of the website, Powerline, "Dennis Prager is probably the foremost public intellectual of our time." Read The Rational Bible and you will understand why.