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The Genesis of Justice : 10 Stories of Biblical Injustice That Led to the 10 Commandments and Modern Morality and Law
The world's most widely read narrative, the book of Genesis, has many faces: testament of faith, founding story of a people, source of ancient wisdom, and one of the greatest epics in the history of mankind. Now one of the best-known legal minds of our time turns our attention to Genesis as the ultimate book of the law. According to Alan Dershowitz, the theme of Genesis is...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
February 1st 2001
by Warner Books
(first published 2000)
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This is a curious book to read as someone from a Christian background. I have read Genesis many times, and I have heard many sermons and written analyses about these stories, but I was still challenged by Professor Dershowitz's approach to the material. Essentially, he analyzes the book of Genesis as a prologue to the books of the Law that follow it - stories of injustice are less to illuminate some quality of God, more to show why the legal system developed is so necessary. As a law professo...more
Very interesting ideas such as the bible would make more since if god was not omniscient. Basically, he challenges preconceived attributes on god.
This is an interesting book. I have not finished it
A well written and easily readable book the covers the history of the Old Testament Book of Genesis and it's impact on the creation of Western Law.
An interesting and very well written book. I love deciphering the mysteries of what people have come up with and this discussing a book or set which has caused just about every war on the planet- cool stuff.
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Interesting to see the stories of Genesis from a legal point of view. Dershowitz concludes that these tales of extreme family dysfunction point out the need for a society based on law.
Dershowitz's exegesis seems very unorthodox at points but his logic is compelling. A very interesting take on Genesis.
One of the best books I've read. Gave me a new perspective on several of the stories in Genesis.
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Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator. He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is known for his career as an attorney in several high-profile law cases and commentary on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
He has spent most of his career at Harvard, where, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor in its histo...more
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He has spent most of his career at Harvard, where, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor in its histo...more
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