The Genesis of justice
Subtitle: ten stories of biblical injustice that led to the Ten Commandments and modern law
By: Alan M. Dershowitz.
Publisher: Warner Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Justice -- Biblical teaching
Notes: Gift of Marcus Foundation.

Includes reader's responses after page 273.

Originally published: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: God threatens-and backs down; title: Cain murders-and walks; title: God overreacts-and floods the world; title: Abraham defends the guilty-and loses; title: Lot's daughters rape their father-and save the world; title: Abraham commits attempted murder-and is praised; title: Jacob deceives-and gets deceived; title: Dina is raped-and her brothers take revenge; title: Tamar becomes a prostitute-and the progenitor of David and the Messiah; title: Joseph is framed-and then frames his brothers; title: Why is there so much injustice in Genesis?; title: Why does the Bible begin at the beginning?; title: Is there justice in this world or the next?; title: Where do the Ten Commandments come from?