Examine Bible stories top to bottom — particularly the "bottoms" — and you will find a blue vein of sexual and scatological humor not-so-hidden in the verses, say two scholars of Hebrew Scriptures and an evangelical satire writer.

Their new book, "The Uncensored Bible: The Bawdy and Naughty Bits of the Good Book," in stores Monday, raises such questions as "Which 'bone' was Eve made from?"

Or whether, in the Book of Judges, a king's assassin escapes through a latrine in a tale laden with euphemisms for feces.

Because the Bible addresses humanity body and soul, there's nothing sacrilegious about examining every aspect of human nature under heaven, say scholars Steven McKenzie, professor of Hebrew Bible at Rhodes College, and John Kaltner, an associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes.

Joel Kilpatrick, founder of www.LarkNews.com, a Christian satire site, took their manuscript and did a humorous write-through published by HarperOne.

The trio delve into 23 well-known Bible tales. They start with a sassy retelling of a familiar story, then take academic hair-splitting to Olympian levels as they examine some outrageous interpretations posed by scholars from around the world, and conclude by assessing whether the new "spin" succeeds.

Was Adam's "rib" or his side the source for Eve? Maybe not.

The original Hebrew word is "tsela," used in the Bible to refer to a branch or tangent extending out from a body — like a certain genital bone that all male mammals have except spider monkeys and humans. So why don't men have a bone there now?

According to "Uncensored," Hebrew scholar Ziony Zevit of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles says that particular bone vanished when God redid Adam's anatomy. "Uncensored" concludes Zevit's idea "offers real possibilities."