Biblical Games: Game Theory and the Hebrew Bible
by Steven J. Brams
Rating: 3.0 / 5 · Read · Finished 2026-02-24
It’s a cool concept, but I didn’t find it very interesting in practice. Fun to look at various game theory matrices and decision trees, but the actual discussion is drawn out and dull. Conclusion of the book: If you treat God as a rational actor with goals, you can infer goals like: wanting to be worshiped, wanting interesting events to break up boredom, etc. Bonus points for originality.