Here's an article written by a latent jew on his reading thru the old testament.
http://www.slate.com/id/2212616
The author makes an interesting point:
"If God made me, He made me rational and quizzical. He has given me the tools to think about Him. So I must submit Him to rational and moral inquiry. And He fails that examination. Why would anyone want to be ruled by a God who's so unmerciful,…