I'm "reimagining" an existing book and retitling it as "The Babble", is this ok...

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...since the authors are all dead? I plan to add advertising for existing religious paraphernalia such as crucifixes, jugs of Holy water, and assorted flavors of sacremental wafers wrapped in waxed paper, and then sell the books at a modest 50% mark-up above that "other" book's cost (which is in most cases $0.00).

Can I do this without regard for copyright concerns, since the authors are long since dust in the wind?
 
There are many authors of many books that have died and it is wrong to steal from their texts either.
 
That depends; how old is the text? If it was written in the last century, there is a decent chance that the deceased's estate still holds the copyright.

If you "reimagine" it in parody form, you gain considerable protection from copyright litigation.
 
The Author is God and He is ALIVE. I am sorry to say that you are spiritually dead. The Bible is Holy and offers knowledge how you can be alive spiritually. Read Ephesians 2:8,9. God my Saviour has been mocked before and He forgave those who crucified Him. He will forgive you as well. You must humble yourself and ask His forgiveness and you will be forgiven.
 
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