Bible Spin-offs

I'm really sorry the first time I heard the old testament stories was from a volunteer Sunday School teacher. Now that I write stories myself I wish I had read them written by Stephen King, Bernard Cornwell, or J.K.Rowling. I know Joseph was turned into a musical but we all knew what happened next. The suspense that one of those novelists could have created when Joseph was sold to the caravan, or when he turned down Potiphar's wife, in the hands of an accomplished novelist would be intense. For that reason, I often turn to the Old Testament for ideas. I'm rarely disappointed; there are so many sub-plots just waiting to be explored - like how did the butler tell Pharaoh he knew of a dream analyst?  You don't just go up to the guy and say, 'Hey, Jimmy, I ken somb'dy that can explain all that nonsense. You shouldna eat cheese before ye go to bed.'

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