Surely, you didn't mean to publish author Lesley Hazelton's comments about her book, Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen. Hazelton is quoted as saying, “She was a magnificent, proud, powerful queen of Israel.” Jezebel may have been proud and powerful but she certainly was no “magnificent” person. A magnificent person would generally be considered an admirable person. Jezebel was not admirable!
Nether is Hazelton's statement true that “biblical authors, not unlike modern writers, knew they could get their readers' attention by sexualizing their material.” God needed not to sexualize material to get the readers' attention. He and his prophets needed only to speak. In fact, the Bible is known for the non-sensational such as the many times the word “know” is used instead of a more sexual description.
Perhaps, it would have been better to advise your readers that Jezebel is not a nonfiction book nor a book to inspire its readers.
L. Hoyt Griffith, Wirtz