Inheriting Abraham � The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Hardcover - 2012
by Levenson, Jon D
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- Title Inheriting Abraham � The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- Author Levenson, Jon D
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition, F
- Condition New
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton Univ Pr, Princeton and Oxford
- Date 2012
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # __0691155690
- ISBN 9780691155692 / 0691155690
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 in (23.37 x 15.75 x 2.79 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Library of Congress subjects Abraham, Abraham (Biblical patriarch) in the New
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012013158
- Dewey Decimal Code 222.110
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From the rear cover
"In Inheriting Abraham, one of the world's leading Bible scholars, Jon D. Levenson, has given us an incisive and deeply challenging account of the three Abrahams of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic theology. It may be, he suggests, that we are divided by a common ancestry and that we need to understand our differences no less than our commonalities. A brilliant, well-argued, and much-needed work."--Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
"In this groundbreaking book, Levenson gives us a close reading of the Abraham narratives in Genesis and explores how Jews, Christians, and Muslims have construed Abraham from antiquity to today. His thought is crisp and nicely provocative, his writing is lucid, witty, and accessible to the nonspecialist. Inheriting Abraham is an eye-opening and compelling read."--R.W.L. Moberly, Durham University
"Levenson's fine book on the intertwined hermeneutics of Abraham throughout the ages among Jews, Christians, and Muslims deals elegantly with the complex relationship of texts and communities. It offers an excellent starting point for the comparative study of the three religions harking back to Abraham."--Guy G. Stroumsa, author of A New Science: The Discovery of Religion in the Age of Reason
"Levenson provides a masterful reading of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thinking that yielded three different portraits of Abraham. He sets the record straight about the biblical patriarch."--Sidney H. Griffith, author of The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam
"Well-written and beautifully argued, this book makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the figure of Abraham. The educated public often labors under the grave misunderstanding that the three great monotheistic faith traditions share a common ancestor in Abraham. As Levenson demonstrates in this unique and timely book, Abraham has been shaped by each of the traditions to reflect the ideas and ideals of their own theology."--Gary A. Anderson, author of Sin: A History
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 03/01/2013, Page 0
- Christian Century, 10/17/2012, Page 54
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/19/2012, Page 16
- New York Review of Books, 05/23/2013, Page 38
- Publishers Weekly, 10/15/2012, Page 20
