Inheriting Abraham : the legacy of the patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / Jon D. Levenson.

By: Levenson, Jon DouglasMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Library of Jewish IdeasPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2012. Description: xiv, 244 pages ; 24 cmISBN: 9780691155692 (cloth : alk. paper); 0691155690 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Abraham (Biblical patriarch) | Abraham (Biblical patriarch) -- In rabbinical literature | Abraham (Biblical patriarch) -- In the New Testament | Abraham (Biblical patriarch) -- In the Qur'an | Bible. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etcDDC classification: 222.11092 LOC classification: BS580.A3 | L483 2012
Contents:
Introduction: who was (and is) Abraham? -- Call and commission -- Frustrations and fulfillments -- The test -- The rediscovery of God -- Torah or gospel? -- One Abraham or three?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: who was (and is) Abraham? -- Call and commission -- Frustrations and fulfillments -- The test -- The rediscovery of God -- Torah or gospel? -- One Abraham or three?

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