The family of Abraham : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim interpretations / Carol Bakhos.

By:

Bakhos, Carol [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (285 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780674419940
0674419944

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Family of AbrahamDDC classification:

222/.11092 23

LOC classification:

BS580.A3 B335 2014eb

Other classification:

BC 6615

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Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Scriptures and interpreters -- 2. the Biblical and Qurʼanic Abraham -- 3. The first monotheist -- 4. The wives of Abraham -- 5. Sibling rivals -- 6. Firstborn son -- 7. The sacrifice of Isaac and Ishmael -- Conclusion.

Summary: "Abrahamic religions" has gained currency in scholarly and ecumenical circles as a way to refer to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Carol Bakhos steps back from the convention to ask: What is Abrahamic about these three faiths? She challenges references to Judaism and Islam as sibling religions and warns against uncritical adoption of the term.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text in English.

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"Abrahamic religions" has gained currency in scholarly and ecumenical circles as a way to refer to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Carol Bakhos steps back from the convention to ask: What is Abrahamic about these three faiths? She challenges references to Judaism and Islam as sibling religions and warns against uncritical adoption of the term.

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