Inheriting Abraham The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
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Author:
| Levenson, Jon D. |
Series title: | Library of Jewish Ideas Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-15569-2 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Traces how each community has come to revere Abraham as an exemplar of its own spiritual teachings and practices. This book reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of equally "Abrahamic" religions derives from a dangerous misunderstanding of key biblical and Qur'anic texts, and fails to do full justice to any of the traditions.
Traces how each community has come to revere Abraham as an exemplar of its own spiritual teachings and practices. This book reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of equally "Abrahamic" religions derives from a dangerous misunderstanding of key biblical and Qur'anic texts, and fails to do full justice to any of the traditions.