I bet God was having a right laugh when he was writing the rules.
1) Don't kill people.
2) Don't say my name in vain.
3) No carrying trumpets on Sunday.
4) No eating pork.
5) No walking past automatic light sensors
( Druid, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 19:21, archived)

The Talmud is Rabbinical rather than prophetic,
but yeah, it's hilarious in parts. There's some brilliant stuff about Leviathan. And apparently the age of consent in ancient Israel was... 9.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 19:29, archived)