Still reading . . .
4. The Last Testament: A Memoir. By God and David Javerbaum. "God" retells most of the major stories of the Bible (Creation, The Flood, Abraham and Isaac, Exodus from Egypt, Jesus), shedding new light on the events with behind-the-scenes tidbits. (For example, God gets so caught up in the awesome display of faith Abraham shows by agreeing to kill his son, that He forgets to stop the sacrifice, until an angel reminds him at the last second.)
Smaller sections answer the big theological questions: Why do bad things happen to good people? Does God answer prayers, especially at sporting events? What about all the other religions? The God of this book is a bit dysfunctional, with some serious anger management problems (which he cops to), and a philanderer (dalliances with other universes). I wasn't looking for theological insight in this book, and I didn't get any. What I was looking for -- some laughs -- I got plenty of. Worth the time.
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