Drawing from studies of material scriptures, Dault effectively challenges us to take a position of moral seriousness by misreading bibles for the sake of a life-giving, catastrophic love.James W. Watts, Syracuse University
The Accessorized Bible does not invite us to think outside the box. Instead, provocatively, powerfully, and persuasively, it asks us to consider boxes we have never imagined and then to think outside them. It is not about The Bible but about bibles and their accessoriesespecially us. All that seems quite serene until, late in the book, we feel this scorpion-sting: Pilate was an accessory. Do all bibles have Pilates?John Dominic Crossan, author of Paul the Pharisee: A Vision Beyond the Violence of Civilization
In a manner both brilliant and engaging, David Dault deconstructs our preconceived notions of what a bible is in order to shed light on the manifold ways bibles function in religious and literary contexts. This book is both an intellectual gem and a captivating read, which will delight and challenge readers.Daniel P. Horan, professor of philosophy, religious studies, and theology, Saint Marys College, Notre Dame, Indiana
I read Daults book not as exegesis of text but as window onto the texture of conscientization of a type of Americanized, Christianized white male critic who, as he writes, comes to know himself. The book is for all explorers who need destabilization and refreshment for the ongoing excavation.Vincent L. Wimbush, Institute for Signifying Scriptures
