The Genesis of Justice: Ten Stories of Biblical Injustice that Led to the Ten Commandments and Modern Morality and Law

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The Genesis of Justice Ten Stories of Biblical Injustice that Led to the Ten Commandments and Modern Morality and Law by Alan M. Dershowitz
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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (March 01 2000)
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Why Genesis?
Would you give a young person a book whose heroes cheat, lie, steal, murder-and get away with it? Chances are you have. The book, of course, is Genesis. And you are right to encourage your child to read it-with some guidance.

Why Genesis? Part 2
It is in the nature of midrashic interpretation that it keeps its gates open. It never closes a debate. Nor does it exclude any from participation in this never-ending discussion of the Bible. The quest (drash) continues, untamed and unabated

About the Author

Alan M. Dershowitz

Alan M. Dershowitz is a professor at Harvard Law School and a noted appellate lawyer and columnist. He has represented such clients as Claus von Bülow, O. J. Simpson, Anatoly Shcharansky, Michael Milken, Mia Farrow, and Mike Tyson. He lectures widely on legal and religious issues, appears frequently on television and radio, and is the author of the number one bestseller Chutzpah, as well as Supreme Injustice, Reversal of Fortune, The Abuse Excuse, Just Revenge, The Genesis of Justice, The Advocate's Devil, and Reasonable Doubts: The Criminal Justice System and the O.

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