Unbinding Isaac : The Significance of the Akedah for Modern Jewish Thought /
"Unbinding Isaac assembles multiple strands of thought and modern knowledge of ancient human sacrifice to offer an original reading of the Akedah. God would like to want child sacrifice-a remarkable display of devotion-but moreso does not want child sacrifice. An authentically religious act can...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
[2020]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Jewish experiences of the Akedah
- 2. Kierkegaard
- 3. Jewish parallels from the century of Kierkegaard
- 4. Jewish followers from the twentieth century
- 5. Criticizing Kierkegaard
- 6. On child sacrifice
- 7. Maimonides and the complexity of the Divine Will
- 8. Rejecting child sacrifice
- The demands of God and people.