This book, despite the fact that I do not agree with the adversarial system of law which we use in the United States, was an excellent work. He shows in engaging ways how the stories of vice and victimhood lead directly to the laws enacted in more or less response to those earlier problems. Very intersting comparisons and contrasts are made between the various Abrahamic religious traditional ways of dealing with vice and law-giving, and finally a wonderful 'borrowing' is described in response to the lack of immediate consequence to law-breaking as he puts it, in the Torah. ( )

This book, despite the fact that I do not agree with the adversarial system of law which we use in the United States, was an excellent work. He shows in engaging ways how the stories of vice and victimhood lead directly to the laws enacted in more or less response to those earlier problems. Very intersting comparisons and contrasts are made between the various Abrahamic religious traditional ways of dealing with vice and law-giving, and finally a wonderful 'borrowing' is described in response to the lack of immediate consequence to law-breaking as he puts it, in the Torah. ( )

NO OF PAGES: 273 SUB CAT I: Torah Commentary SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: And together with concluding discussions on "The Injustice of Genesis," he shows us how the flawed behavior of its flawed protagonists led to the Ten Commandments and a deeper, richer sense of justice than any mere legal code could ever provide.NOTES: Purchased from "The Book Market" discount books. SUBTITLE: Ten Stories of Biblical Injustice that Led to the Ten Commandments and Modern Law

"Alan M. Dershowitz, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard University is a litigator, columnist, lecturer, and book reviewer. His books include 'Just Revenge,' 'Chutzpah,' 'The Best Defense,' [and many more].. . ." Mario Como, former governor of New York said of this work, "Dershowitz displays all his formidable skills, deftly and entertainingly telling us how the elusiveness of divine justice in the earliest biblical narratives helped inspire later positive law. It should be read all who are interested in religion and justice." The book includes chapter notes and is well indexed.