Unbinding Isaac : The Significance of the Akedah for Modern Jewish Thought /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koller, Aaron J., 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Isaac > (Biblical patriarch)
Isaac > (Patriarche biblique) > Sacrifice.
Isaac > (Biblical patriarch) > Sacrifice.
Bible. > Genesis, XXII, 1-19 > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sacrifice of Isaac.
RELIGION / Ethics
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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