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Abraham : trials of family and faith

Print Book, English, 2007
University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, S.C, 2007
Biographie
262 Seiten : Illustrationen.
9781570036941, 1570036942
610746391
Series Editor's Prefacevii
Prefaceix
Acknowledgmentsxv
The Universal Frame of Reference: A Key to Understanding Abraham
1(13)
The Abrahamic Narratives: Literary and Historical Perspectives
14(15)
Abraham: Recipient of Promises
29(17)
Abraham and Outsiders I: The Endangering of Sarah
46(20)
Abraham and Outsiders II: Gift, Threat, and Challenge
66(27)
Hagar and Ishmael as Outsiders: A Special Case
93(17)
Isaac---Birth, Endangerment, and Sign of the Future: The Turning of the Generations
110(34)
Abraham in Memory and Tradition
144(37)
Abbreviations181(2)
Notes183(36)
Select Bibliography219(14)
Subject Index233(8)
Scripture Index241