Bibliograph

Inheriting Abraham, the legacy of the patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Jon D. Levenson

Type

Label

Inheriting Abraham, the legacy of the patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Jon D. Levenson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inheriting Abraham

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jon D. Levenson

Series statement

Library of Jewish ideas

Sub title

the legacy of the patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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