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The Children of Abraham : Judaism, Christianity, Islam /

F.E. Peters, a scholar without peer in the comparative study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, revisits his pioneering work after twenty-five years. Peters has rethought and thoroughly rewritten his classic The Children of Abraham for a new generation of readers-at a time when the understanding o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Peters, F. E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2004]
Edición:New.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface to the New Edition
  • Preface
  • Introduction. The Scriptures: Some Preliminary Notions
  • Chapter One. The Promise and the Heirs
  • Chapter Two. A Contested Inheritance
  • Chapter Three. Community and Hierarchy
  • Chapter Four. The Law
  • Chapter Five. Scripture and Tradition
  • Chapter Six. The Worship of God
  • Chapter Seven. Renunciation and Aspiration
  • Chapter Eight. Thinking and Talking about God
  • Epilogue: Sacred History
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index.