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100 1 $aChilton, Bruce.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83171441
245 10 $aAbraham's curse :$bchild sacrifice in the legacies of the West /$cBruce Chilton.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bDoubleday,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $a259 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-243) and index.
505 00 $gPt. 1.$tThe Test -- $gI.$tSacrificial Species, Human Offerings -- $gII.$tMartyrdom, the Jewish Invention -- $gPt. 2.$tBlood of the Lamb -- $gIII.$tThe Son's Eternal Sacrifice -- $gIV.$tMartyrs, in the Flesh -- $gV.$tGnostic Laughter, Roman Pornography, Blood Payment -- $gPt. 3.$tTaking Leave of Moriah -- $gVI.$tIbrahim's Sacrificial Vision -- $gVII.$tBlood Harvest -- $gVIII.$tThe Long Descent.
520 1 $a"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."--BOOK JACKET.
600 00 $aIsaac$c(Biblical patriarch)$xSacrifice.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068323
600 00 $aAbraham$c(Biblical patriarch)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79065663
650 0 $aChild sacrifice.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91003703
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