{"product_id":"sex-in-the-garden-consensual-encounters-gone-bad-hardcover","title":"Sex in the Garden: Consensual Encounters Gone Bad - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Broyde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eReuven Travis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the #MeToo times in which we live, there are few hard and fast rules that govern personal encounters and sexual liaisons. Consent, so long as it is neither coerced nor forced, dictates all. Astute students of the Bible will see this aspect of our current social milieu reflected in the book of Genesis. Genesis is not a book about laws. There are no \"thou shall\" or \"thou shall not\" commandments given over by God to humanity. Instead, its narrative depicts the cultures of its time as operating on personal choices and personal freedoms. And from the first sexual tryst in the garden of Eden to the attempted seduction of Joseph by the wife of Potiphar, these consensual encounters tend to end badly. The cautionary nature of these tales underscores the continued relevance of Genesis for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael J. Broyde is a law professor at Emory University in Atlanta who has served in a variety of rabbinic positions throughout the United States. During the 2018 academic year, he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and in 2019, he is teaching Jewish law at Stanford Law School.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reuven Travis has taught a wide range of classes, including Jewish law, Bible, and Jewish history, to students from grade two through high school. He holds a master's degree in teaching from Mercer University and a master's in Judaic studies from Spertus College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Job to the Shoah: A Story of Dust and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eSefer BeMidbar as Sefer HaMiddot: The Book of Numbers as the Book of Character Development\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52749117227315,"sku":"9781532684388","price":51.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aDlXZzVpcFhtRHRMVlVFTGFNNGwyZz09.webp?v=1764259391","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/sex-in-the-garden-consensual-encounters-gone-bad-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}