Der Bibel-gott Israels Auf Der Anklagebank Nach Stgb Hubert Berghaus [2025]

: 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.

: By putting God on the "defendant's bench," Berghaus challenges theologians to reconcile the "merciful God" of modern preaching with the "wrathful and violent God" found in the scriptural texts he cites. : 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). : The central thesis is that the behavior