Inheriting Abraham The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Name: Inheriting Abraham The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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ISBN: 9780691155692

ISBN-10: 0691155690

ISBN-13: 9780691155692

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jon D. Levenson

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Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles.Inheriting Abrahamboldly challenges this view, demonstrating Abraham's distinctive role in each tradition, while delineating the points of connection as well.In this sweeping and provocative book, Jon Levenson subjects the powerful story in Genesis of Abraham's calling, his experience in Canaan and Egypt, and his near-sacrifice of his beloved son Isaac to a careful literary and theological analysis. But Levenson also explores how Judaism,…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/30/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.76" long x 0.97" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Jon D. Levenson is the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard University. His many books include "Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life", which won the National Jewish Book Award, and "Creation and the Persistence of Evil" (Princeton).



Acknowledgments


A Note on Transliteration from Hebrew


Abbreviations


Introduction ? Who Was (and Is) Abraham?



Call and Commission



Frustrations and Fulfillments



The Test



The Rediscovery of God



Torah or Gospel?



One Abraham or Three?


Notes


Index of Primary Sources


Index of Modern Authors