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Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Paperback - 2014
by Jon D. Levenson
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"In Inheriting Abraham, one of the world's leading Bible scholars, Jon D. Levenson, has given us an incisive and deeply challenging account of the three Abrahams of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic theology. It may be, he suggests, that we are divided by a common ancestry and that we need to understand our differences no less than our commonalities. A brilliant, well-argued, and much-needed work."--Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
"In this groundbreaking book, Levenson gives us a close reading of the Abraham narratives in Genesis and explores how Jews, Christians, and Muslims have construed Abraham from antiquity to today. His thought is crisp and nicely provocative, his writing is lucid, witty, and accessible to the nonspecialist. Inheriting Abraham is an eye-opening and compelling read."--R.W.L. Moberly, Durham University
"Levenson's fine book on the intertwined hermeneutics of Abraham throughout the ages among Jews, Christians, and Muslims deals elegantly with the complex relationship of texts and communities. It offers an excellent starting point for the comparative study of the three religions harking back to Abraham."--Guy G. Stroumsa, author of A New Science: The Discovery of Religion in the Age of Reason
"Levenson provides a masterful reading of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thinking that yielded three different portraits of Abraham. He sets the record straight about the biblical patriarch."--Sidney H. Griffith, author of The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam
"Well-written and beautifully argued, this book makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the figure of Abraham. The educated public often labors under the grave misunderstanding that the three great monotheistic faith traditions share a common ancestor in Abraham. As Levenson demonstrates in this unique and timely book, Abraham has been shaped by each of the traditions to reflect the ideas and ideals of their own theology."--Gary A. Anderson, author of Sin: A History
Details
- Title Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- Author Jon D. Levenson
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2014-10-26
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780691163550 / 0691163553
- Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 9.69 x 5.73 x 0.77 in (24.61 x 14.55 x 1.96 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Library of Congress subjects Abraham, Abraham - In rabbinical literature
- Dewey Decimal Code 222.110
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