Inheriting Abraham

Levenson, Jon D.

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Author
Levenson, Jon D.
Publish Date
20141026
Subtitle
The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
264
Publisher Name
9
ISBN-10
0691163553
ISBN-13
9780691163550
citemno
177047
SKU
9780691163550

Description

How Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have reimagined Abraham in their own images

Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles. But in Inheriting Abraham, Jon Levenson reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of the three equally "Abrahamic" religions derives from a dangerous misunderstanding of key biblical and Qur'anic texts, fails to do full justice to any of the traditions, and is often biased against Judaism in subtle and pernicious ways.