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Exploring the influence of the biblical Book of Genesis on the evolution of modern concepts of justice, the author examines ten key narratives that gave rise to the Ten Commandments and helped shape our modern legal system.
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Fa lü chuang shi ji: cong sheng jing gu shi xun zhao fa lü de qi yuan = The genesis of justice : ten stories of biblical injustice that led to the ten commandments and modern morality and law
2011, Fa lü chu ban she
in Chinese
- Di 1 ban
7511822800 9787511822802
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Table of Contents
English 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?
Edition Notes
Translation of : The Genesis of justice : ten stories of biblical injustice that led to the Ten Commandments and modern morality and law / Alan M. Dershowitz ; New York : Warner Books, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references.
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