Over the past 50 years, the author has participated in countless discussions of the Holy Bible both with fellow Christians, as well as well-informed members of the Jewish faith. During those discussions, many of the participants posed questions about certain passages in the Bible which no one in the group was able to answer. The purpose of this book is to share with the readers many biblical passages which were totally baffling to everyone who participated in these discussions.

With that in mind, the author wishes to clarify that it is NOT the intention of this book to question the validity and/or authenticity of any portion of the Holy Bible. Quite to the contrary, this book is based upon the premise that, while everythingin the Bible may be true and divinely inspired, some parts of it are truly baffling.

There is absolutely no intent to criticize or demean the Bible or any of the stories it contains.

In this spirit, the author invites the readers to offer any POSITIVE comments they feel would help explain and/or clarify any of the topics touched on in this book. These comments can be submitted to: info@baffledbythebible.com.

Whenever biblical quotes are mentioned, they have been taken from the NIV Reference Bible (C, 1990 by the Zondervan Corporation). Passages that are taken directly from the Bible are printed in bold, italicized letters.