03897cam a2200721Mi 4500 ocn841903665 OCoLC 20200709055734.0 m d cr |n|---||||| 130307s2013 pau ob 000 0 eng d 2012042380 MNU eng pn MNU OCLCO E7B P@U OCLCF NLGGC EBLCP N$T YDXCP TEFOD OCLCA COO TEFOD OCLCQ AZK 827207316 961569783 962708315 0827611420 (electronic bk.) 9780827611429 (electronic bk.) 9780827609310 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0827609310 (pbk. ; alk. paper) (OCoLC)841903665 (OCoLC)827207316 (OCoLC)961569783 (OCoLC)962708315 05D4A2AA-3108-4B47-AA2E-112C13167273 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com BS1199.I34 S25 2013 REL 040010 bisacsh 296.4/9 23 MAIN Salkin, Jeffrey K., 1954- The Gods are broken! : the hidden legacy of Abraham / Jeffrey K. Salkin. Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2013. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Out of Ur -- 2. Abraham the iconoclast -- 3. Which Gods shall we break today? -- 4. Three paths to the sacred -- 5. The primal trauma of the Jewish people -- 6. (Re)embracing Tera -- 7. From broken idols to broken tablets -- 8. The sound of broken glass: Jewish iconoclasm and anti-Semitism. The story of Abraham smashing his father's idols might be the most important Jewish story ever told and the key to how Jews define themselves. In a work at once deeply erudite and wonderfully accessible, Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin conducts readers through the life and legacy of this powerful story and explains how it has shaped Jewish consciousness. Offering a radical view of Jewish existence, The Gods Are Broken! views the story of the young Abraham as the "primal trauma" of Jewish history, one critical to the development of a certain Jewish comfort with rebelliousness and one t. Master record variable field(s) change: 630 Abraham (Biblical patriarch) Midrash rabbah. Genesis Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Genesis Criticism, interpretation, etc. Abraham, Biblical patriarch. Abraham (Biblical patriarch) fast (OCoLC)fst00037599 Bible. Genesis. fast (OCoLC)fst01808046 Midrash rabbah. Genesis. fast (OCoLC)fst01358188 Idols and images Worship Biblical teaching. Iconoclasm. Monotheism Biblical teaching. Antisemitism. RELIGION Judaism Rituals & Practice. bisacsh Antisemitism. fast (OCoLC)fst00810769 Iconoclasm. fast (OCoLC)fst00966761 Idols and images Worship Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst00966957 Monotheism Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst01025715 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635 Print version: Salkin, Jeffrey K., 1954- Gods are broken!. 9780827609310 0827609310 (DLC) 2012042380 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=534462 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1122628 ebrary EBRY ebr10656994 EBSCOhost EBSC 534462 Project MUSE MUSE muse24594 YBP Library Services YANK 9991126 92 N$T 52561 52561