The book of Genesis as told by Robert Crumb, that is, who is as respectable a prophet as any of the cabal that wrote the original. Crumb at least starts with a reasonable perspective.
"The idea of millions of people taking this so seriously is totally nuts," he added. "The Bible doesn't need to be satirised. It's already so crazy."
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