Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and IslamHow Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have reimagined Abraham in their own images |
Contents
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Call and Commission | 18 |
Frustrations and Fulfillments | 36 |
The Test | 66 |
The Rediscovery of God | 113 |
Torah or Gospel? | 139 |
One Abraham or Three? | 173 |
Notes | 215 |
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Abra Abraham Abram according ancient appears Aqedah associated become biblical blessing called centuries chapter Christian Church circumcision claim comes commandments covenant death descendants divine early earth especially example existence fact faith father figure Genesis Gentiles give given God’s Gospel hand Hebrew Bible historical human idea identity important interpretation Isaac Ishmael Islam Israel issue Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism land later leave LORD matter means midrash monotheism Moses Muslim narrative nature observance offering patriarch Paul Paul’s person practice Press promise prophet question Qur’an rabbinic reading reason reference religions religious rendered Sarah scripture seen sense serve simply speak story surely takes Temple term Testament theology things thinking thought tion Torah tradition true turn understanding University verse whole wife