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The rational Bible. Genesis : God, creation, and destruction / Dennis Prager ; edited by Joseph Telushkin.

Summary:
Most people today think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is not only outdated, but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral. This explanation of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, demonstrated clearly and powerfully that the opposite is true. The Bible remains profoundly relevant--both to the great issues of our day and to each individual life. It is the greatest moral guide and source of wisdom ever written. Do you doubt the existence of God because you think believing in God is irrational? This book will give you many reasons to rethink your doubts. Do you think faith and science are in conflict? You won't after reading this commentary on Genesis. Do you come from a dysfunctional family? It may comfort you to know that every family discussed in Genesis was highly dysfunctional! The title of this commentary is "The Rational Bible" because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. In Dennis Prager's words, "If something I write is not rational, I have not done my job."

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  • ISBN: 9781621578987
  • ISBN: 1621578984
  • Physical Description: xxxviii, 565 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: The Alperson edition
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : Regnery Faith, an imprint of Regnery Publishing, [2019]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-565).
Formatted Contents Note:
Intro; Dedication; Introduction; Why This Commentary?; Who Is This Torah Commentary For?; The Torah Is Not Man-Made; Man-Made or God-Made: Why It Matters; How Was the Torah Transmitted?; Reason, Torah, and God; Why Read This Commentary?; A Few Details; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1; Essay: The First Verse-a First in Human History; On the Question "Who Created God?"; Essay: God's Existence; Essay: Do Science and Genesis Conflict?; Essay: Why God Is Depicted in Male Terms; Boys Take Rules From Men; Males Need Male Role Models; The Male Is More Rule-Oriented
God Is Not within Nature. God Created Nature. God's Name; The Bible Begins with the God of All the World, Not the Story of the Jews; Disorder-the Natural State of the World without God; God Speaks and His Will Is Done; Why Does God Declare His Creation "Good"?; Essay: What Does "Day" Mean in Genesis 1?; Plants before the Sun?; The Sun and the Moon Dethroned as Gods; Why "Sea Monsters" Are Mentioned; The Creation of "Man"; The Creation of "the Man"; The Male-Female Distinction Is Part of God's Order; Either Man Will Rule over Nature, or Nature Will Rule over Man; Chapter 2
From Creating to MakingHoly Time-Unique to the Torah; Two Words for "Work"; A Second Description of Creation-Details about Man's Creation; The Only Time (but One) the Torah Conjoins Both of God's Names; The World Needs Both Mercy and Justice; Essay: Does the Torah Advocate Vegetarianism?; Essay: It Is Not Good for Man to Be Alone; Animals Cannot Replace Humans; Essay: Marry and Become a Man; Chapter 3; Is the Garden of Eden Literally True?; Misquoting God or Man Can Lead to Catastrophic Consequences; The Unique Power of the Eye; We Are All Adam and Eve; The Woman's Desire for a Man
Essay: Woman's Desire for a Dominant ManWhat Does It Mean When Man Becomes like God?; Why Didn't Adam and Eve Protest Their Expulsion from Eden?; Chapter 4; When Do Intentions Matter?; Do We Envy or Emulate Those Who Surpass Us?; Goodness and Happiness; Essay: The Most Empowering Idea in Life; Chapter 5; Male and Female Are Equal-and Constitute a Divine Distinction; Essay: The Problem of the Long Lives; Chapter 6; We Need Both the Good Urge and the Bad Urge; People Are Guilty for Their Bad Actions, Not Their Bad Thoughts; Does God Know the Future?; God: "The Most Tragic Figure in the Bible."
Essay: Why Would a Good God Destroy the World?Essay: Why Were Animals Destroyed in the Flood?; Essay: People Are to Be Judged by the Standards of Their Time, Not of Ours; The Uniqueness of the Torah's Flood Story; Noah Was Not a Jew; Is There a Relationship between How People Treat Animals and How They Treat People?; Why Didn't Noah Argue with God?; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; God Made Nature for Man; Unlike Pagan Gods, God Doesn't Need Food; God's Three Attempts to Have Man Do Good; Essay: The Belief People Are Basically Good Is Foolish and Dangerous; Chapter 9; Essay: On Having Many Children
Subject: Bible. Genesis > Commentaries.
Bible. Genesis > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Commentaries.
Genre: Religious materials.

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