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SUMMARY:From Amalek to David: The Six Most Morally Challenging Biblical Texts and What They Mean Today
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The Bible gave the world the seven Noahide laws, the Ten Commandments, and an ethical system that shelters the oppressed, cares for the widow, and gives a home to the orphan. Yet, when we look more closely, we are forced to grapple with the fact that this same Bible also seems to allow for genocide, the killing of seemingly innocent human beings, and the ownership of slaves, among other morally challenging behavior. Analyze the way in which both earlier exegetes and modern philosophers grapple with these uncomfortable texts. Explore how we, in our own lives, negotiate our own sense of what is just and right with traditions and forms of authority from the past.=0D=0A=
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http://www.adultjewishlearning.org
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