01522cam a2200265 a 4500 16717 16717 42603337 AUA.1 20191113121831.0 991004s2000 nyu b 001 0 eng 99050220 0446524794 DLC DLC LHA EXN EXNs BS1235.6.J8 D47 2000 222/.1106 21 Dershowitz, Alan M. The Genesis of justice : ten stories of biblical injustice that led to the Ten Commandments and modern law / Alan M. Dershowitz. New York : Warner Books, 2000. xi, 273 p. ; 24 cm. 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? Bible Genesis Criticism, interpretation, etc. Justice Biblical teaching. lcc DWBSLC BS 1235.6.J8 D47 2000 0 0 lcc 0 0 DWBSLC AUA.1 AUA.1 SPEC 2016-10-17 Donation, Dr. Delbert Baker 25.00 AUA20170 BS 1235.6 .J8 D47 2000 AUA20170 2016-10-17 00:00:00 25.00 2016-10-17 DWBSLC