Abraham: The World's First (But Certainly Not Last) Jewish Lawyer

by Alan M. Dershowitz

Book Overview

"As Alan Dershowitz sees it, the Hebrew Bible's two great examples of advocacy on behalf of problematic defendants--Abraham trying to convince God not to destroy the people of Sodom, and Moses trying to convince God not to destroy the golden-calf-worshipping Children of Israel--established the template for Jewish lawyers for the next four thousand years. Whether because throughout history Jews have found themselves unjustly accused of crimes ranging...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805242937
• ISBN13: 9780805242935
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Schocken Books Inc
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.7"