The Bible is the most printed book in human history. Most people who own one have never been told the full story of how it was actually assembled, what was left out, or what the original texts said before centuries of translation and political editing got to them.This book examines the scandals, contradictions, and suppressed debates that have surrounded scripture from the very beginning. The books that were voted out of the canon. The manuscripts that contradict each other. The religious power struggles that determined what made the final cut. The passages used to justify slavery, persecution, and conquest throughout history.You'll find out how Yahweh started as a regional storm deity before being rewritten into the universal God. How copyists quietly changed passages to support their theology. How the early church destroyed or banned dozens of competing gospels. And why the version of the Bible most people read today reflects the politics of specific people at specific moments in history, not some unbroken chain of divine transmission.This isn't an attack on faith. It's an honest look at the human history behind the world's most influential book. If you've ever wondered what they didn't teach you in Sunday school, this is where you find out.

The Bible is the most printed book in human history. Most people who own one have never been told the full story of how it was actually assembled, what was left out, or what the original texts said before centuries of translation and political editing got to them.This book examines the scandals, contradictions, and suppressed debates that have surrounded scripture from the very beginning. The books that were voted out of the canon. The manuscripts that contradict each other. The religious power struggles that determined what made the final cut. The passages used to justify slavery, persecution, and conquest throughout history.You'll find out how Yahweh started as a regional storm deity before being rewritten into the universal God. How copyists quietly changed passages to support their theology. How the early church destroyed or banned dozens of competing gospels. And why the version of the Bible most people read today reflects the politics of specific people at specific moments in history, not some unbroken chain of divine transmission.This isn't an attack on faith. It's an honest look at the human history behind the world's most influential book. If you've ever wondered what they didn't teach you in Sunday school, this is where you find out.

The Bible is the most printed book in human history. Most people who own one have never been told the full story of how it was actually assembled, what was left out, or what the original texts said before centuries of translation and political editing got to them.This book examines the scandals, contradictions, and suppressed debates that have surrounded scripture from the very beginning. The books that were voted out of the canon. The manuscripts that contradict each other. The religious power struggles that determined what made the final cut. The passages used to justify slavery, persecution, and conquest throughout history.You'll find out how Yahweh started as a regional storm deity before being rewritten into the universal God. How copyists quietly changed passages to support their theology. How the early church destroyed or banned dozens of competing gospels. And why the version of the Bible most people read today reflects the politics of specific people at specific moments in history, not some unbroken chain of divine transmission.This isn't an attack on faith. It's an honest look at the human history behind the world's most influential book. If you've ever wondered what they didn't teach you in Sunday school, this is where you find out.