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More than Pride and Prejudice

The ending of Zelophehad's daughters might suit a Jane Austen novel. But Mr. Bennet's five daughters didn't change inheritance law.

Austen changes characters; the Bible changes the system.

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The biblical story records not personal transformation but legal reform.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 356

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