Although the book was an interesting read, it was very disappointing. It was not a biblical account and missed every opportunity to reflect on the positive in the people who were the beginnings of the Jewish/Christian faith. I will agree that there is a lot of scandalous and negative behavior in the early historical accounts of the bible, but this book made every attempt to dramatize and scandelize while omittimg anything edifying. There was no respect given to the God of Abraham and that I have to say was the most disappointing part. There are way better books that are interesting to read, give an accurate historical background, AND hold true to the integrity of the Word of God.