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Title: INTERESTING
Review: I found this fictional rendition of an old Bible history interesting. I was not cought up in its accuracy as much as how the author imagined the people would feel, react, and behave at that time. To that end, the book added also to my insight. While I thought the preoccupation with sex was excessive, perhaps tribal people who were concerned about their very survival and existance were more focused on procreation. The author portrays the times as brutal, fairly lawless, and very sad - an interesting insight. The treatment of the God of Jacob (EL) was also enlightening. Sometimes the Biblical accounts abbreviate the process leading to devotion and worship of Jahweh. Noting that the god of the people was the one who promised the most and made good on that promise seemed to be a realistic development. The people were not focused on El but, at that time, working on developing an identity in the world whcih eventually lead to Judiasm.
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