The document discusses how the Bible is not appropriate as a children's book due to its length, reading level, and inclusion of topics that some parents may find inappropriate for children, such as graphic stories of talking to ghosts or children being sacrificed. It notes that academic study of the Bible should not be influenced by discomfort with such topics, and outlines two topics of recent scholarly discussion: necromancy and child sacrifice in ancient Israelite religion, which are framed in the context of beliefs of surrounding ancient peoples.