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

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.
Subject:	Abraham -- (Biblical patriarch) Hagar -- (Biblical figure) Ishmael -- (Biblical figure) Abraham -- (Biblical patriarch) Hagar -- (Biblical figure) Ishmael -- (Biblical figure) Bible. -- Genesis, II, 16-18, 21 -- Criticism, Narrative. Bible. -- Genesis, II, 16-18, 21 -- Historiography. Bible. -- New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- New Testament. Qurʼan. Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism. Abrahamic religions. Abrahamic religions. Historiography. Rabbinical literature. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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. Print version record.
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

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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 with the question how Islamic historiography relates to the Abraham narrative, and in particular to the descent of the Arabs from Abraham through Ishmael and Hagar. In studying the traditional readings of these narratives, the volume offers a detailed yet wide-ranging analysis of important aspects of the accounts of their origins which emerged within the three Abrahamic religions.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxv, 577 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9789004216495 9004216499 1283160870 9781283160872 9789004188433 9004188436 9786613160874 6613160873
ISSN:	1388-3909 ;