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to the Bible

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1995 Ken Smith

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book may be reproduced

of this

any form, by any means,

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without the express written consent of the publisher.

Books

Blast

gratefully

acknowledges the generous help of

Beth Escott and

Don

Kennison.

frontispiece: The widow Rizpah hangs out with several members of her family She

is

praised in the Bible for her loyalty to the rotting corpses of her sons

using a

,

fend off hungry carrion birds for weeks on end. Rizpah' s innocent boys

stick to

were crucified

God

appease

to

Except where otherwise noted, Revised Standard Version Bible,

but, hey, tough luck. (II

all

©

Samuel 21:1-10)

Scripture quotations contained herein are from the

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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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