The Book of Genesis (comics) was brought up Catholic, and thus is familiar with the more common Bible stories, but gave up the Catholic faith when he was 16. He went through a phase when he was 15 where he "[went] to church a lot, receiving communion, saying the Rosary, praying", but when he started to scrutinize it, "it just fell apart so quickly." Crumb says he is spiritual, gnostic, and not an atheist; he is "interested in pursuing and understanding the spiritual nature of things." He believes there is a God, but "I don't believe [the Book of Genesis is] the Word of God.
The Books of the Bible a master Bible typesetter and author and editor of Bible reference works; Dr. Eugene Rubingh, retired vice president for translation at the International Bible Society; and the Rev. Dr. Christopher R. Smith, a pastor, author, and scholar of biblical literature. Bibles and Scripture portions published by the International Bible Society and Biblica in this format include:<br> Today's New International Version<br> "The Search" (Ecclesiastes) 2005<br> "The Journey" (Gospel of John) 2005<br> "The Book of Psalms" 2006<br> "Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go" (Luke-Acts) 2006<br> "Amos: Hear This Word" 2007<br> "The Books of The Bible" 2007<br> "The Books of The Bible New Testament" 2009,