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Bible Stories for Adults

by James K. Morrow · 1996

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Morrow unabashedly delves into matters both sacred and secular in this collection of short stories buoyed by his deliciously irreverent wit. Among the dozen selections is the Nebula Award-winning "Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge."

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Contents:

Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge (1988)

Daughter Earth (1991)

Known but to God and Wilbur Hines (1991)

Bible Stories for Adults, No. 20: The Tower (1994)

Spelling God with the Wrong Blocks (1987)

The Assemblage of Kristin (1984)

Bible Stories for Adults, No. 31: The Covenant (1989)

Abe Lincoln in McDonald's (1989)

The Confessions of Ebenezer Scrooge (1989)

Bible Stories for Adults No. 46: The Soap Opera (1994)

Diary of a Mad Deity (1988)

Arms and the Woman (1991)

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science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thissatiresatireMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thishorrorhorrorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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