{"product_id":"the-forgotten-commandment-paperback","title":"The Forgotten Commandment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnson Hugh Laytner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocked in a vacuum-sealed glass tube, stowed away for centuries in the Vatican Secret Archives, is a manuscript appearing to be an animal rights fable but containing a dire prophetic message about humanity's destruction of the world's environment. Will it help humans to finally wake up and save life on the earth? The Forgotten Commandment is a work of historical eco-fiction. It braids together a genuine thousand-year-old fable, written first in Arabic by Muslim Sufis and, in this story, protected by the Jewish Aboab clan beginning at the time of the First Crusade in Jerusalem, traveling to twentieth century Europe and surviving the deadly perils of World War II, then reappearing in the present, when a pair of young scholars rediscover the manuscript and succeed in revealing it to the world. A story for our times, The Forgotten Commandment is deeply researched and enriched with true historical events and the lives of actual people. The characters contend with the many challenges and evils that humanity has created: tyranny, anti-Semitism, prejudice, enslavement and destruction of animals, and the apathy of the majority. In the end, this book shines with hope as humanity begins to change the path we have been treading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnson Hugh Laytner is a retired liberal rabbi, living in Seattle, whose career in nonprofit and academic settings focused on fostering positive interfaith and interethnic relations. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eArguing with God\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Suffering and Meaning of God\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and \u003ci\u003eChoosing Life after Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e (2023); coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e (2005); and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Chinese Jews of Kaifeng\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). To learn more, visit his website: www.ansonlaytner.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749300863264,"sku":"9781666772777","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f864f111d0d0bf6fdd65c7af1557fd41.webp?v=1779929396","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-forgotten-commandment-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}