Mr. Dershowitz enumerates grave injustices in our own time which triggered his questions. He suggests the limitations of a personal God. He suggests Judaism is less theological than other systems, encouraging skepticism, leaning toward practice and away from theology. Mr. Dershowitz explores the implication of this perspective, drawing on many definitions of religion. Mr. Dershowitz declares Jesus the first reform Jewish rabbi.
Narration is compared to theology.
Genesis, we are reminded, contains no laws. Mr. Dershowitz connects key ideas in the Bible to ideas about democracy. He contrasts Genesis two Creation stories. He proposes that the Dead Sea Scrolls unite Christians and Jews. He explains by example why he believes Genesis is a metaphor for the progress of human civilization.