Inheriting Abraham : the legacy of the patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam /

Inheriting Abraham : the legacy of the patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam /

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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 Abraham boldly challenges this vie...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Levenson, Jon Douglas.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Series:Library of Jewish ideas.
Subjects:
Abraham > (Biblical patriarch)
Abraham > (Biblical patriarch) > In rabbinical literature.
Abraham > (Biblical patriarch) > In the New Testament.
Abraham > (Biblical patriarch) > In the Qurʼan.
Abraham > (Patriarche biblique) > Dans le Nouveau Testament.
Abraham > (Patriarche biblique) > Dans le Coran.
Bible. > Genesis > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • 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?

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