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082 00 222/.1106|221 
100 1  Dershowitz, Alan M. 
245 14 The Genesis of justice :|bten stories of biblical 
       injustice that led to the Ten Commandments and modern law 
       /|cAlan M. Dershowitz. 
264  1 New York :|bWarner Books,|c2000. 
300    xi, 273 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 00 |tGod threatens--and backs down --|tCain murders--and 
       walks --|tGod overreacts--and floods the world --|tAbraham
       defends the guilty--and loses --|tLot's daughters rape 
       their father--and save the world --|tAbraham commits 
       attempted murder--and is praised --|tJacob deceives--and 
       gets deceived --|tDina is raped--and her brothers take 
       revenge --|tTamar becomes a prostitute--and the progenitor
       of David and the Messiah --|tJoseph is framed--and then 
       frames his brothers --|tWhy is there so much injustice in 
       Genesis? --|tWhy does the Bible begin at the beginning? --
       |tIs there justice in this world or the next? --|tWhere do
       the Ten Commandments come from? 
520    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. 
630 00 Bible.|pGenesis|xCriticism, interpretation, etc. 
630 04 Bible.|pOld Testament.|kGenesis|xCriticism, interpretation,
       etc.   
630 07 Bible.|pGenesis.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01808046   
650  0 Justice|xBiblical teaching. 
650  7 Justice|xBiblical teaching.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00985125   
655  7 Criticism, interpretation, etc.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411635 
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