Abraham on Trial The Social Legacy of Biblical Myth |
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Author:
| Delaney, Carol |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-07050-6 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2000 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $82.99 |
Book Description:
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Questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. This book offers a perspective on what unites and divides the peoples of the sibling religions derived from Abraham and, implicitly, a way to overcome the violence among them.
Questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. This book offers a perspective on what unites and divides the peoples of the sibling religions derived from Abraham and, implicitly, a way to overcome the violence among them.