The ten stories of biblical injustice that led to the Ten Commandments and modern law Dershowitz, Alan M. creator text bibliography nyu New York Warner Books 2000 monographic eng

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xi, 273 p. ; 24 cm. God threatens--and backs down -- Cain murders--and walks -- God overreacts--and floods the world -- Abraham defends the guilty--and loses -- Lot's daughters rape their father--and save the world -- Abraham commits attempted murder--and is praised -- Jacob deceives--and gets deceived -- Dina is raped--and her brothers take revenge -- Tamar becomes a prostitute--and the progenitor of David and the Messiah -- Joseph is framed--and then frames his brothers -- Why is there so much injustice in Genesis? -- Why does the Bible begin at the beginning? -- Is there justice in this world or the next? --Where do the Ten Commandments come from? Alan M. Dershowitz. Includes bibliographical references and index. Criticism, interpretation, etc Justice Biblical teaching BS1235.6.J8 D47 2000 222/.1106 0446524794 99050220 DLC 991004 20191113121831.0 42603337