Interpreting Abraham : journeys to Moriah / Bradley Beach and Matthew T. Powell, editors.
2014
222.1106 I61 2014
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Title
Interpreting Abraham : journeys to Moriah / Bradley Beach and Matthew T. Powell, editors.
ISBN
9780800699581 (print)
0800699580 (print)
9781451452372 (eBook)
1451452373 (eBook)
0800699580 (print)
9781451452372 (eBook)
1451452373 (eBook)
Published
Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
xiv, 233 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
222.1106 I61 2014
System Control No.
(OCoLC)858897082
(OCoLC)858897082
(OCoLC)858897082
Summary
"Interpreting the Akedah-- across tradition and across time. The story of Abraham and Isaac is a story of near universal importance. Sitting near the core of three of the world's great religious traditions, this nineteen-verse story opens a world of interpretive possibilities, raising questions of family, loyalty, faith, and choices that are common to us all. This collection of essays ... takes up the question of how our interpretation of this pivotal text has changed over time, and how, even in unlikely places, the story influences our thought. It begins by exploring various readings of Abraham and the Akedah story throughout [sic] the traditional lenses of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. From there it moves into modern and postmodern readings, including how such varied thinkers as Kant and Kierkegaard, Kafka and Derrida have engaged the text. Interpreting Abraham demonstrates the diversity of interpretations and the dramatic impact of the story on the Western intellectual tradition."--Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Judaism: Jewish uses of the Akedah: Genesis 22:1-19 / John H. Spitzer
Christianity: traditional Christian interpretation of Genesis 22 / Carey Walsh
Islam: engaging with Abraham and his knife: interpretation of Abraham's sacrifice in the Muslim tradition / Isra Yazicioglu
Kant: the attack on Abraham / Ronald Green
Hegel: abductive inference, autonomy, and the faith of Abraham / Preston Stovall
Kierkegaard: resignation and the "humble courage of faith" in Kierkegaard's Fear and trembling / Andrew Tebbutt
Kafka: a tale of two Abrahams / Matthew T. Powell
Levinas: unbinding the other: Levinas, the Akedah, and going beyond the subject / Laurence Bove
Derrida: Derrida and the test of secrecy / Chris Danta
Our journeys to Moriah / Bradley Beach.
Christianity: traditional Christian interpretation of Genesis 22 / Carey Walsh
Islam: engaging with Abraham and his knife: interpretation of Abraham's sacrifice in the Muslim tradition / Isra Yazicioglu
Kant: the attack on Abraham / Ronald Green
Hegel: abductive inference, autonomy, and the faith of Abraham / Preston Stovall
Kierkegaard: resignation and the "humble courage of faith" in Kierkegaard's Fear and trembling / Andrew Tebbutt
Kafka: a tale of two Abrahams / Matthew T. Powell
Levinas: unbinding the other: Levinas, the Akedah, and going beyond the subject / Laurence Bove
Derrida: Derrida and the test of secrecy / Chris Danta
Our journeys to Moriah / Bradley Beach.
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