Welcome to the webpage of Not the Bible.
A series of satirical mistranslations of several books from the Bible.
Half tongue-in-cheek, half right between the eyes, these books are designed to expose our over-familiarity with scripture, cultural bias, and hidden assumptions.
Suitable for personal devotion, small groups, and as a basis for sermons.
The parables are excellent for use in all age services.
Each week I’ll be releasing a commentary on a passage from The Ungospel of Matthew on the Not the Bible blog.
The Latest From the Blog
The Florida shooting and the Bethlehem massacre
God does intervene but yet He also appears not to intervene. How do we make sense of this?
Matt 4:23-25 Jesus heals some (but not all) people (Not the Bible)
Let’s get to the source – Jesus – and get our eyes fixed on Him not on techniques or particular ministers or anything else. He is our life, our hope, our healing. He is everything we need.
Matt 4:21-22 Jesus exploits his disciples (Not the Bible)
If Jesus is really first then we will value all the parts of His Body and not just His head.
Matt 4:18-20 Jesus calls his first personal assistants (Not the Bible)
One person in charge while the rest just do what they say is not the body of Christ, it’s a freakish monster.
Not the Parables of Jesus
More than 40 different takes on the original parables to snap us out of our over-familiarity and to restore the joy of the Gospel and the discomfort of the Sword of Truth stabbed firmly in your gut.
More Not the Parables of Jesus
Another 40 satirical takes on the original parables to make you laugh and think.
Not the Parable of the Good Samaritan
You’ll never guess what beloved parable has 40 different takes on it?