The Rational Bible: Exodus by Dennis Prager
National Bestseller
Ben Shapiro has called this commentary one of the most remarkable examinations of scripture in modern times, one he believes belongs on every nightstand, religious or not. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, bestselling author of Jewish Literacy, has praised it as poised to become one of the most widely read Torah commentaries of its generation, among both Jewish and non-Jewish readers.
Why do so many people think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is outdated? Why do our friends and neighbors, and sometimes we ourselves, dismiss it as irrelevant, irrational, immoral or all of these things? This explanation of the Book of Exodus, the second book of the Bible, demonstrates that the Bible is not only powerfully relevant to today's issues but entirely consistent with rational thought.
Do you think the Bible permitted the trans-Atlantic slave trade? You won't after reading this book. Do you struggle to love your parents? If you do, you need this book. Do you doubt the existence of God because belief in God feels irrational? This book will give you reason after reason to rethink your doubts.
The title of this commentary is The Rational Bible because its approach is entirely reason-based; the reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. As Prager puts it, if something he writes doesn't make rational sense, he hasn't done his job.
The Rational Bible is the fruit of Dennis Prager's forty years of teaching the Bible to people of every faith, and no faith. On virtually every page, readers discover how the text relates to the contemporary world and to their own lives. His goal is to change minds, and in doing so, change lives.
This book is featured on The Book Club with Michael Knowles, PragerU's show dedicated to the great books of Western civilization. In this episode, Michael Knowles is joined by Dennis Prager himself to discuss the enduring relevance of Exodus, history's most powerful story of slave liberation and moral direction from God, and why biblical literacy still matters today.
📺 Watch the episode: Dennis Prager — The Book of Exodus
Own Dennis Prager's The Rational Bible: Exodus and discover a reason-based commentary that Ben Shapiro and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin both count among the most important modern readings of scripture.
