01294nam a2200277 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200140006308200130007710000180009010000110010824500260011924500500014524500170019526000110021226000290022326000090025230000110026130000290027230000090030152005830031065000340089365000240092785600650095120260119071357.02024-05-15 09:48:43  a9780674050839  aeng  a222.11092  bB166-C29  aBakhos, Carol  eAuthor  aThe Family of Abraham  bJewish, Christian, and Muslim Interpretations  cCarol Bakhos  aU.S.A.  bHarvard University Press  c2014  a285tr.  bhardcover, illustrations  c24cm  aThe 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...  aAbraham -- Biblical patriarch  aAbrahamic religions4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14545/f.jpgyCover Image