The Genesis of justice : ten stories of biblical injustice that led to the Ten Commandments and modern law / Alan M. Dershowitz.
2000
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Title
The Genesis of justice : ten stories of biblical injustice that led to the Ten Commandments and modern law / Alan M. Dershowitz.
Published
New York, NY : Warner Books, 2000.
Call Number
BS1235.6.J8 D47 2000
ISBN
0446524794
Description
xi, 273 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)42603337
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Pt. I
Why Genesis?
1
Pt. II
The Ten Stories
25
Ch. 1God Threatens - and Backs Down
27
Ch. 2Cain Murders - and Walks
48
Ch. 3God Overreacts - and Floods the World
60
Ch. 4Abraham Defends the Guilty - and Loses
69
Ch. 5Lot's Daughters Rape Their Father - and Save the World
94
Ch. 6Abraham Commits Attempted Murder - and Is Praised
103
Ch. 7Jacob Deceives - and Gets Deceived
132
Ch. 8Dina Is Raped - and Her Brothers Take Revenge
147
Ch. 9Tamar Becomes a Prostitute - and the Progenitor of David and the Messiah
165
Ch. 10Joseph Is Framed - and Then Frames His Brothers
183
Pt. III
The Genesis of Justice in the Injustice of Genesis
201
Ch. 11Why Is There So Much Injustice in Genesis?
203
Ch. 12Why Does the Bible Begin at the Beginning?
217
Ch. 13Is There Justice in This World or the Next?
225
Ch. 14Where Do the Ten Commandments Come From?
245
Index
260