This book an examination of Judaism as it evolved over a period of approximately 1500 years is an analysis of the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Jewish writings with special emphasis on theology and morality. By the middle of the first millennium with the writing of Deuteronomy the Psalms and the works of the prophets Judaism had embraced the idea that God is a compassionate father; that His relationship with His people is based on love rather than fear; and that His response to their commission