Title Abraham's curse : child sacrifice in the legacies of the West / Bruce Chilton.

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New York : Doubleday, c2008.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	222.11 C538A	Check Shelf

Edition	1st ed.
Description	259 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-243) and index.
Contents	The test -- Sacrificial species, human offerings -- Martyrdom, the Jewish invention -- Blood of the Lamb -- The Son's eternal sacrifice -- Martyrs, in the flesh -- Gnostic laughter, Roman pornography, blood payment -- Taking leave of Moriah -- Ibrahim's sacrificial vision -- Blood harvest -- The long descent.
Summary	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.
Subject	Isaac (Biblical patriarch) -- Sacrifice.
	Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
	Isaak.
	Abraham.
	Isaak; Opferung.
	Abraham (Biblical patriarch) (OCoLC)fst00037599
	Isaac (Biblical patriarch) (OCoLC)fst00091211
	Child sacrifice.
	Gewalt -- Christentum -- Geschichte.
	Gewalt -- Judentum -- Geschichte.
	Judentum -- Gewalt -- Geschichte.
	Kinderopfer -- Bibel.
	Bibel -- Kinderopfer.
	Christentum -- Gewalt -- Geschichte.
	Kinderopfer.
	Judentum.
	Christentum.
	Islam.
	Child sacrifice. (OCoLC)fst00854635
	Sacrifice of Isaac. (OCoLC)fst01354650
	Kinderopfer. (DE-588)4342884-8
	Judentum. (DE-588)4114087-4
	Christentum. (DE-588)4010074-1
	Islam. (DE-588)4027743-4
	Abraham bibelsk person (NO-TrBIB)x90509988
	Isak bibelsk person (NO-TrBIB)x94009633
Indexed Term	ofring
	barn
	forbannelse
Cover Title	Abraham's curse : the roots of violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
ISBN	9780385520270 (alk. paper)
	0385520271 (alk. paper)

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