The Last Trial: On the Legends and Lore of the Command to Abraham to Offer Isaac as a Sacrifice, The AkedahAn eminent Jewish scholar examines the total body of texts, legends, and traditions referring to the Binding of Isaac, and provides the paradigm for showing how legend and history interact, how the past may be made comprehensible by present events, and the present may be understood as a renewal of revelation. |
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Abra Abraham ibn Ezra Adonai-yireh Akedah of Isaac Akedah story altar Amoraim ancient atonement bar Isaac behold benediction Berakot Bereshit Rabbati biblical blessed blood of Isaac's born bound Buber burnt offering Christian commanded commentary dead death Eliezer Ephraim Exod Father Abraham Genesis Ginzberg Habermann haggadah haggadic hand heaven Hebrew Holy horns ibid idiom interpretation Isaac's Akedah Isaac's ashes Israel Jacob Jerusalem Jewish Jews Johanan Judah Judaism king knife legend Lord Louis Ginzberg Mann Me-Aggadot ha-Akedah Mekilta Midrash Aggadah Midrash Wa-Yosha ministering angels Mishnah Mount Moriah pagan Patriarchs perhaps Pesikta Kahana poem Prayer Rabbi Rashi recited Resh Lakish Resurrection righteous Rosh ha-Shanah sacrifice sacrificed sanctified Satan Scripture Sefer Shabbat shofar slain slaughter slay sons soul Spiegel talmudic Sages Tanhuma Tannaite Targum Jonathan Thee tion Torah Tosefta verse Wa-Yera Yalkut Zebahim رو