{"product_id":"cain-v-abel-9780827614673","title":"Cain v. Abel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCome, take your seat as a juror on the Cain v. Abel trial. The prosecution and defense attorneys-angels from Jewish legend-will soon call Cain, Abel, Sin, Adam, Eve, great commentators of Jewish tradition, and God to the witness stand to unpack the emotional, societal, and spiritual influences underlying the world's first murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an engaging book that readers will enjoy as they are introduced to patterns of Jewish biblical interpretation. . . . [The] discussion guide [is] helpful for group Bible study.\"—Leslie J. Hoppe, \u003ci\u003eBible Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rabbi Dan Ornstein searches within the barebones biblical text for something that could bring us closer to understanding Cain’s motives and character, and the result is this book, a strikingly conceived courtroom drama. . . . Rich, compelling. . . . A literary tour de force.\"—Merrill Leffler, Jewish Book Council\u003cbr\u003e\"The alternating courtroom transcripts and commentary by Rabbi Ornstein is an engaging way to learn about the story and its paradoxes that have been vigorously debated for millennia.\"—Ira S. Slavit, \u003ci\u003eNassau Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a book that would bring a fresh approach to Torah study groups. It would also make for a fun introduction to the study of sacred text to Hebrew School and Confirmation classes. For those who work with Jewish conversion students, this would also make for an interesting way to introduce Torah study.\"—heidislowinski.com\u003cbr\u003e“What a compelling piece of legitimate courtroom theater! I know the biblical story inside out. If challenged, I could possibly recite it by heart. And yet, as I read \u003ci\u003eCain v. Abel\u003c\/i\u003e, it felt almost as though I hadn’t ever encountered it before—that’s how clever and interesting this way of reading the text struck me.”—Rabbi Martin S. Cohen, Shelter Rock Jewish Center, Roslyn, New York\u003cbr\u003e“How do you make an ancient story come to life? By making the human drama live. Bringing us the testimony and perspective of every participant, Rabbi Dan Ornstein offers us a riveting read and a chance to expand our own humanity at the same time.”—Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCain v. Abel\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully leads us to contemplate the essential question by which we live: ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’”—Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies, Jewish Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e“An engaging, provocative study of the first murder in the Torah, \u003ci\u003eCain v. Abel\u003c\/i\u003e will have readers, like its characters, debating the human condition and how to assess human agency and responsibility.”—Marilyn Francus, professor of English, West Virginia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments    \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Reintroducing One of the World’s Oldest Crime Stories    \u003cbr\u003e 1. Reading Cain and Abel    \u003cbr\u003e The “Crime Report”: Genesis 4:1–16    \u003cbr\u003e 2. Balancing Justice and Mercy    \u003cbr\u003e An Admonition to the Jury    \u003cbr\u003e Justice and Mercy\u003cbr\u003e 3. Introducing Our Expert Witnesses    \u003cbr\u003e The Talmudic Masters    \u003cbr\u003e The Medieval Bible Scholars    \u003cbr\u003e 4. Competent to Stand Trial?    \u003cbr\u003e Faith, Fate, and Forensics        \u003cbr\u003e A Forensic Moral Health Assessment for the Heavenly and Earthly Courts    \u003cbr\u003e 5. Interrogating the Interrogator     \u003cbr\u003e A Deposition of God    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on God’s Deposition    \u003cbr\u003e 6. Day One of the Trial    \u003cbr\u003e Opening Arguments of the Prosecution and Defense    \u003cbr\u003e First Witness of the Day: Cain    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Cain’s Testimony I: Courtroom Poetry    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Cain’s Testimony II: Looking at Cain    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Cain’s Testimony III: What Is in a Name?     \u003cbr\u003e Second Witness of the Day: Rabbi Yonatan ben Uzziel    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Rabbi ben Uzziel’s Testimony    \u003cbr\u003e Third Witness of the Day: Rashi    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Rashi’s Testimony    \u003cbr\u003e Fourth Witnesses of the Day: Rabbi Stama, Rabbi Joshua, and Rabbi Judah    \u003cbr\u003e Second Witness Rabbi Yonatan ben Uzziel Returns to the Stand    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on the Testimonies of Rabbis Stama, Joshua, Judah, and ben Uzziel    \u003cbr\u003e Fifth Witness of the Day: Rabbi Tanḥuma    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Rabbi Tanḥuma’s Testimony and Cain’s Response to God    \u003cbr\u003e Final Witness of the Day: Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Rabbi Finkelman’s Testimony    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary: Wrapping Up Day One of the Trial    \u003cbr\u003e 7. Day Two of the Trial    \u003cbr\u003e First (and Only) Witness of the Day: Sin    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Sin’s Testimony    \u003cbr\u003e 8. Day Three of the Trial    \u003cbr\u003e First Witness of the Day: Eve    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Eve’s Testimony    \u003cbr\u003e Second Witness of the Day: Adam    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Adam’s Testimony    \u003cbr\u003e 9. Day Four of the Trial    \u003cbr\u003e A Statement by the Blood of Adam Abelson (Recording)     \u003cbr\u003e 10. Day Four Continues    \u003cbr\u003e The Tables Turned as God Is Put on Trial    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on God’s Testimony I: What Did Cain Really Ask God?     \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on God’s Testimony II: Preparing for Cain’s Sentence    \u003cbr\u003e Sentencing of Cain    \u003cbr\u003e 11. Beyond Cain    \u003cbr\u003e Commentary on Cain in Exile: Cain Rebuilds    \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Two Dreams    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    \u003cbr\u003e Discussion and Activity Guide    \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Jewish Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406206017879,"sku":"9780827614673","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780827614673.jpg?v=1730494923","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cain-v-abel-9780827614673","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}