Crimes in the Bible - Volume I

What if we read the Bible the way we read true-crime files?
Crimes in the Bible – Volume I: GENESIS, EXODUS, JUDGES – 4,000 to 1,100 BC takes three foundational Old Testament books and focuses on what they describe in often shocking detail: crimes.
True-crime author Serge Janouin-Benanti retells stories such as Cain and Abel, the near-sacrifice of Isaac, Lot and his daughters, Dinah’s rape and the massacre at Shechem, the violent Exodus and conquest of Canaan, Jephthah’s vow, Samson and Delilah, and the gang rape and dismemberment of the Levite’s companion.
Nothing is invented. Every event comes from the biblical text, illuminated by historical and archaeological context. Each chapter reads like a self-contained dossier: a prologue, a tight narrative, and an epilogue tracing how one crime reshapes peoples, borders and future conflicts.
Perfect for readers of true crime, historical non-fiction, biblical studies, dark history and religion, this first volume turns Genesis, Exodus and Judges into a disturbing, deeply human record of violence, power, and faith on the edge.