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: | 978-0-691-16355-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.95 |
Book Description:
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Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles. But in Inheriting Abraham, Jon Levenson reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of the three
Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles. But in Inheriting Abraham, Jon Levenson reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of the three