Let's get this over with.
The kidnap and rape of Dina. This is something we have all heard about. What we don't necessarily hear about is the details of the retaliation on Shechem. Shimon and Levi heard what had happened and killed ALL of the men in the city and pillaged the houses, the streets, the women, anything they could find. Is this not a little over the top? I'm going to go a little out there and say it is a good thing this happened. Because of this incident, years later we can read about it and get upset. We can show people that we didn't make up the Torah. If we did, why would we write about the bad things?
I totally agree with Alex. This is actually a really good proof that man didn't write the Torah. One of the great weaknesses of man is their/our desire to always look good. Why on Earth would a person writing the Torah add in a serial killing spree? Not to make Bnei Yisrael look good, that's for sure. Luckily, each individual person in each generation has the chance to repent and right their behaviors. Regardless of whether Hashem wrote the Torah or someone else, the Torah is a strong moral and religious code that we have followed for thousands of years and we seem to be good people.
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