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

By: Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (285 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674419940
  • 0674419944
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Family of AbrahamDDC classification:
  • 222/.11092 23
LOC classification:
  • BS580.A3 B335 2014eb
Online resources:
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.

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.

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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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