Dick Gregory's Bible tales, with commentary / by Dick Gregory ; edited by James R. McGraw.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
Main Author: Gregory, Dick
Other Authors: McGraw, James R. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : Stein and Day, [1974]
Series:Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
Subjects:
Bible > Meditations.
Meditations.
Genre:
Meditations.
Local Note:
MSU: Copy 2 gift of Jack and Susan Davis.
MSU: Copy 2 in dust jacket.
MSU: Copy 2: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Physical Description:187 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • First things first (Genesis 1:1-2.3)
  • A Couple of specifics (Genesis 2:4-24)
  • The Garden state (Genesis 3:2-24)
  • The First hi-rise (Genesis 11:1-9)
  • The Cain mutiny (Genesis 4:1-16)
  • In and out of deep water (Genesis, chapters 6-9)
  • The Price of being famous (Genesis, chapters 12-17, 21-22)
  • Strangers and other lovers (Genesis, 18:20-19:29)
  • The ABC's of slavery A. Dealing with the dreamer (Genesis, chapter 37)
  • The Butler, the baker, and the captain's wife (Genesis, chapters 39-40)
  • Feast and famine (Genesis, chapter 41)
  • Up the river and into a foster home (Exodus 1:8-2:10)
  • A Talking bush! Hot stuff (Exodus, chapters 2-4)
  • Let my people go! (Exodus, chapters5-15)
  • See the Hebrew people run! See the Egyptians follow! See Pharaoh see red! (Exodus, chapters 14-15)
  • The New morality (Exodus, chapters 19-20, 32-34)
  • Outside agitators (Joshua, chapter 6)
  • The Dangers of a first haircut: the story of Samson and Delilah
  • (Judges, chapters 13-16)
  • The Bigger they come (I Samuel, chapter 17)
  • Divide and conquer (I Kings, 3:16-28)
  • The Water gate hearing (Nehemiah, chapter 8)
  • Who's king of the king of beasts? (Daniel, chapters 1, 6)
  • A Whale of an order (Jonah, chapters 1-4)
  • A Star is born (Luke 2:1-7, Matthew 2:1-12)
  • Dialogue with the devil (Matthew 3-4:11; Mark 1:1-13; Luke 3:3-4:13)
  • Offing the pigs (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-17; Luke 8:26-37)
  • 5 Loaves plus 2 fishes equals 12 baskets of leftovers (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Like 9:10-17)
  • Let go of things (Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30)
  • Letting your seeds fall where they may (Mark4:3-8; Matthew 13:3-8; Luke 8:5-8)
  • There'll be some surprises! (Matthew 25:31-46)
  • There goes the neighborhood (Luke 10:25-37)
  • Turn about is fair play (Matthew 18:21-35)
  • Minimum wage (Matthew 20:1-16).