“Which religion will win?” a recent Atlantic cover story asked. Of course, the venerable 150-year old journal was being deliberately provocative by couching the question in those terms, but we’ll play along and say: Christianity for $500. Because of all the major religions of the world, the followers of Christ have the funniest sacred text . . .

. . . or so the Reduced Shakespeare Company, the storied gang of, well, six (performing in three-man teams) would have it. They’re satirizing the Good Book this month at the Lansburgh Theatre with their long-running touring show, The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged), in rep with The Complete History of America (abridged).

True Fact: Neither the Bible nor the Declaration of Independence were written by William Shakespeare. But when you’re efficient enough to whittle 3,800 lines and four hours of Hamlet into 20 minutes or so, as the RSC did in their first performances back in 1981, then even the mighty catalogue of the Glover’s Son of Avon can’t keep you occupied for long.