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The Genesis of justice : ten stories of biblical injustice that led to the Ten Commandments and modern law / Alan M. Dershowitz.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Warner Books, 2000.Description: xi, 273 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0446524794
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 222/.1106 21
LOC classification:
  • BS1235.6.J8 D47 2000
Contents:
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?
Item type: Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection
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Judith Thomas Library Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection DWB Special Leadership Collection BS 1235.6 .J8 D47 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA20170 Available AUA20170

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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?