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Abraham S Curse
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Author : Bruce Chilton
language : en
Publisher: Image
Release Date : 2008-02-19
Abraham S Curse written by Bruce Chilton and has been published by Image this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-19 with Religion categories.
"When they arrived at the place which God had indicated to him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son and put him on the altar on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to kill his son..." --The Book of Genesis The story of Abraham's acceptance of God's command to sacrifice his son Isaac is one of the most disturbing of all biblical stories. Isaac is spared only at the last moment, when an angel stops Abraham's hand. Theologians and scholars have wrestled with the question of why God asked Abraham to kill his beloved son, why Abraham acquiesced, and why in some interpretations he actually killed his son. In Abraham's Curse, Bruce Chilton traces the impact of the story of Abraham and Isaac on the beliefs and teachings of Judaism (where Abraham is regarded as the forefather of Israel), Islam (where he provides the role model for Muhammad), and Christianity (where he is the ancestor of King David, whose lineage culminates in Jesus). As Chilton examines the story's significance, he makes the case that, far from only reflecting the violence of an ancient, unenlightened time, the sacrifice of children in the name of religion is still a fundamental part of our lives and culture -- from Islamist suicide bombings to militant Zionism and graphic glorifications of the Crucifixion of Christ.
Abraham S Curse
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Author : Bruce Chilton
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date : 2008
Abraham S Curse written by Bruce Chilton and has been published by Doubleday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Child sacrifice categories.
Explores the significance and implications of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son Isaac to shed new light on religious conflicts in the modern world, analyzing the impact of the story on the beliefs and teachings of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
The Curse Of Obedience
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Author : Laszlo Z. Bito
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2023-05-23
The Curse Of Obedience written by Laszlo Z. Bito and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-23 with Fiction categories.
About the Book When I first learned to read by sounding out words I realized, to my horror, that one of the pictures in my children’s Bible was a story about a father who, out of obedience to God, was ready to sacrifice his son. That story of Abraham and Isaac terrified me. Later, the atrocities of WWII and the treachery of Moscovite dictatorship in Hungary focused my attention over and over again on the question of the origins of human cruelty. This led me back to the story of Abraham and Isaac, and finally to the crucial question of whether Abraham wanted to kill his son because he had heard the voice of God, or had heard the voice of God because he wanted to kill his son. The more I thought about it the more convinced I became that finding an answer might go a long way toward freeing us from a godhead that makes Abraham’s unquestioned obedience acceptable or even commendable as a virtue. My novel is a dramatization of these underlying concepts, all within the context of the lives and times of Abraham and Isaac. LZB About the Author If fate – namely the 1956 revolution in Hungary – had not intervened, Laszlo Z. Bito (1934-2021) would have become a writer of fiction, as clearly indicated by his notes from the coal mine to which he was consigned by the Soviet overlords. Because of his involvement as a local organizer of the revolution he had to flee the country, and upon his subsequent arrival in the United States as an immigrant without knowledge of English he needed to choose a more practical career. After graduating with a BA in chemistry and biology from Bard College he decided on biomedical research, achieved a PhD in biophysics and cell biology from Columbia University in 1963, and joined the Ophthalmology faculty of that university in 1965. This led to the development of the drug Xalatan, which has been for many years the gold standard in the treatment of glaucoma. At the age of 63 he retired from science to devote himself to the long-delayed writing of fiction and essays. By the time of his death, he had published more than twenty books in Hungarian, some in two editions, some with translations into German and several Eastern European languages. His literary work included six biblical novels. The Gospel of Anonymous, released in 2011, marked the first of those novels published in English, followed by Eden Revisited (2022).
The Key Of Abraham
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Author : Dominiquae Bierman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-09
The Key Of Abraham written by Dominiquae Bierman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-09 with Education categories.
Rabbi Jesus
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Author : Bruce Chilton
language : en
Publisher: Image
Release Date : 2002-05-14
Rabbi Jesus written by Bruce Chilton and has been published by Image this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-14 with Religion categories.
Beginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a man has remained elusive. In Rabbi Jesus, the noted biblical scholar Bruce Chilton places Jesus within the context of his times to present a fresh, historically accurate, and revolutionary examination of the man who founded Christianity. Drawing on recent archaeological findings and new translations and interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton discusses in enlightening detail the philosophical and psychological foundations of Jesus’ ideas and beliefs. His in-depth investigation also provides evidence that contradicts long-held beliefs about Jesus and the movement he led. Chilton shows, for example, that the High Priest Caiaphas, as well as Pontius Pilate, played a central role in Jesus’ execution. It is, however, Chilton’s description of Jesus’ role as a rabbi, or "master," of Jewish oral traditions, as a teacher of the Cabala, and as a practitioner of a Galilean form of Judaism that emphasized direct communication with God that casts an entirely new light on the origins of Christianity. Seamlessly merging history and biography, this penetrating, highly readable book uncovers truths lost to the passage of time and reveals a new Jesus for the new millennium.
Abraham S Other Sons
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Author : Grant Bishop Williams
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009-08
Abraham S Other Sons written by Grant Bishop Williams and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08 with History categories.
This book is about the Patriarch Abraham and his extended family. The people of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian beliefs all know that they are the children of Abraham. The people of each of these great faiths hold Abraham in extremely high regard, but over time their kinship has eroded due to a number of situations and circumstances. This book strives to show that all mankind has a common beginning and that mankind and those in the three great faiths not only share a great common history but that they are tied together through the acts of Abraham and his descendants including Isaac, Ishmael and Keturah's six sons. For it is through these men and their early descendants that we have the Jewish and Christian (Isaac); Muslim (Ishmael); and the majority of Keturah's descendants are now also Muslim. Herein we provide a fleeting glimpse of mankind from Adam though his early descendants to Noah and his three sons; then we focus on Noah's son Ham so that we can look at his four sons - Cush the father of Ethiopia; Mizraim the father of Egypt; Phut the father of West Egypt and Libya; and also on Canaan whose descendants originated many nations. Here we also take a look at Noah and the famously alleged curse placed not on Ham but one of his sons and we try to discuss this matter from a factual rather than an emotional view. In today's world there are growing tensions and mistrust between these three communities (Jews, Muslims and Christians) but if they would take a close look at not only who they are but from where they came they might accept the fact that they are near kinsmen who have more in common than there are differences between them.
The Prophecies Of Abraham
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Author : Joseph F. Dumond
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2010
The Prophecies Of Abraham written by Joseph F. Dumond and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Religion categories.
This book is based on a deep understanding of the Chronological Order of the Sabbatical and Jubilee Years and why terrorism, severe weather, and now Pestilence dominate the nightly news-all promised events that were told to us thousands of years ago. There is more to come, like famines, earthquakes, war and slavery. Most people have no idea about any of this. Sadly many do not even want to know. The Prophecies of Abraham will show you a pattern that the Creator has used since creation. Once you see it, you can no longer deny it. You will then know exactly when these events are to come. Welcome to The Prophecies of Abraham
Triumph Of Abraham S God
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Author : Bruce Longenecker
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Triumph Of Abraham S God written by Bruce Longenecker and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Religion categories.
Bruce Longenecker explores Paul's theology of divine triumph in Galatians. Paul envisaged God's transforming power against a background of Christian social interaction. He calls his Galatian hearers to a life of transformed existence through the power of the Spirit. Christian moral identity arises out of the faithfulness of Christ - a feature crucial to the theological and corporate enterprise that Paul envisages. Longenecker conveys the importance of ethics and Christian moral identity in Paul's vision. He explores the 'apocalyptic' dimension of Paul's theology, and explains it in relation to 'Lutheran' and 'new' perspectives on Paul. And he demonstrates how Paul in Galatians may provide an important resource for contemporary theology concerning Christian identity and modern society.
The Blessing And The Curse
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Author : Jeff S. Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2014-07-07
The Blessing And The Curse written by Jeff S. Anderson and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-07 with Religion categories.
The "magical power of the spoken word" is a topic that often comes up in a discussion of biblical blessings and curses. What is the source of social and linguistic power behind these blessings and curses? Many theologians would agree that God can and does bless, but does God also curse? If so, what does that mean to the biblical theology of the Old Testament and the Christian church? Anderson's The Blessing and the Curse applies speech act theory as one way to understand the performative function of blessings and curses. The concept of speech acts provides a method of recognizing the potent social power of language to accomplish certain ends, without drawing a hard line of distinction between word-magic and religion. Even though the chief concepts and practices of blessings and curses are deeply rooted in the broad cultural environment of the ancient Near East, tracing specific trajectories of Old Testament blessings and curses as theological themes conveys broad, inescapable implications for the biblical narrative and the Christian church.
Apocalypticism In The Bible And Its World
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Author : Frederick J. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2012-08-01
Apocalypticism In The Bible And Its World written by Frederick J. Murphy and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with Religion categories.
Apocalypticism is not a peripheral topic in biblical studies. It represents the central, characteristic transformation of Hebrew thought in the period of the Second Temple. It therefore constituted the worldview of Jesus, Paul, and the earliest Christians, and it is the context in which the New Testament books were written. In this volume, Frederick Murphy defines apocalypticism while discussing its origins, where it comes into play in the Hebrew Bible, and how it relates to Jesus and the New Testament.