Der Bibel-gott Israels Auf Der Anklagebank Nach Stgb Hubert Berghaus -

: The central thesis is that the behavior of the biblical God—if judged by today’s secular legal and ethical standards—is not that of a moral authority but of a criminal. Berghaus argues that religious tradition often masks or justifies violence that would be condemned in any other context.

: Berghaus "indicts" the biblical God for numerous offenses, including incitement to war, genocide, mass murder, and crimes against humanity. He systematically lists passages from the Bible and matches them against specific paragraphs of the German StGB , such as murder (§ 211) or incitement to hatred (§ 130). : The central thesis is that the behavior

In his provocative book Der Bibel-Gott Israels auf der Anklagebank nach dem Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) , subjects the biblical portrayal of the deity to a modern legal "trial" based on the German Penal Code (StGB). He systematically lists passages from the Bible and

: The book is written from a strictly rationalist and secularist viewpoint, aiming to demystify religious texts and hold them accountable to the same legal scrutiny as any historical or fictional character. Context and Reception Context and Reception