Violent Fantasies on the Rivers of Babylon: A Symposium on Psalm 137:9

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Violent Fantasies on the Rivers of Babylon: A Symposium on Psalm 137:9

Critiquing the Moral Failings in the Bible

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Morality and Ethics

Published: February 28, 2015

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Last Updated: September 7, 2026

  1. For more on how the rabbis recast Pinchas' killing of Zimri, see David Bernat, "Pinchas' Extrajudicial Execution of Zimri and Cozbi" TheTorah.com (2018)

Dr. Rabbi Eugene Korn is Academic Director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University and ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate. His recent… Read More
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