The Family of Abraham Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Interpretations
Bakhos, Carol
The Family of Abraham Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Interpretations Carol Bakhos - U.S.A. Harvard University Press 2014 - 285tr. hardcover, illustrations 24cm
The term ""Abrahamic religions"" has gained considerable currency in both scholarly and ecumenical circles as a way of referring to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In The Family of Abraham, Carol Bakhos steps back from this convention to ask a frequently overlooked question: What, in fact, is Abrahamic about these three faiths? Exploring diverse stories and interpretations relating to the portrayal of Abraham, she reveals how he is venerated in these different scriptural traditions and how scriptural narratives have been pressed into service for nonreligious purposes...
9780674050839
Abraham -- Biblical patriarch
Abrahamic religions
222.11092 / B166-C29
The Family of Abraham Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Interpretations Carol Bakhos - U.S.A. Harvard University Press 2014 - 285tr. hardcover, illustrations 24cm
The term ""Abrahamic religions"" has gained considerable currency in both scholarly and ecumenical circles as a way of referring to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In The Family of Abraham, Carol Bakhos steps back from this convention to ask a frequently overlooked question: What, in fact, is Abrahamic about these three faiths? Exploring diverse stories and interpretations relating to the portrayal of Abraham, she reveals how he is venerated in these different scriptural traditions and how scriptural narratives have been pressed into service for nonreligious purposes...
9780674050839
Abraham -- Biblical patriarch
Abrahamic religions
222.11092 / B166-C29