Abraham, the nations, and the Hagarites : Jewish, Christian, and Islamic perspectives on kinship with Abraham /

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Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (xxxv, 577 pages)
Language:English
Series:Themes in biblical narrative, 1388-3909 ; v. 13
Themes in biblical narrative ; v. 13.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11262167
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Other authors / contributors:Goodman, Martin.
Kooten, Geurt Hendrik van, 1969-
Ruiten, J. van (Jacques)
ISBN:9789004216495
9004216499
1283160870
9781283160872
9789004188433
9004188436
9786613160874
6613160873
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
English.
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Summary:Jews, Christians and Muslims describe their origins with close reference to the narrative of Abraham, including the complex story of Abraham's relation to Hagar. This volume sketches the history of interpretation of some of the key passages in this narrative, not least the verses which state that in Abraham all the nations of the earth will be blessed. This passage, which features prominently in Christian historiography, is largely disregarded in ancient Judaism, prompting the question how the relation between Abraham and the nations was perceived in Jewish sources. This focus is supplemented.
Other form:Print version: Abraham, the nations, and the Hagarites. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010 9789004188433
Standard no.:10.1163/ej.9789004188433.i-578