Abraham, whom the apostle Paul calls the "father of us all" (Rom 4:16), was a central figure in Judaism from the outset and came to be important in Christianity and Islam. The contributions to this volume discuss the presentation and reception of Abraham's family in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The topics cover Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Second Temple writings, New Testament, Rabbinic literature, Greek, Latin and Syriac church fathers, as well as Jewish medieval interpretation and a twelfth-century Arabic travel report of a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Contributors: Guido Baltes, Michael Becker, Barbel Beinhauer-Kohler, Christfried Bottrich, Lukas Bormann, Michaela Durst, Reuven Firestone, Mariano Gomez Aranda, Jesper Hogenhaven, Magnar Kartveit, Eva-Maria Kreitschmann, Anni Maria Laato, Antti Laato, Aliyah El Mansy, Martin Meiser, Christian Noack, Catalin-Stefan Popa, Jacques T.A.G.M. van Ruiten, Konrad Schmid, Angela Standhartinger, Lotta Valve, J. Cornelis de Vos
| ISBN: | 9783161563027 |
| Publication date: | 4th December 2018 |
| Author: | Lukas Bormann |
| Publisher: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 498 pages |
| Series: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament |
| Genres: |
Old Testaments New Testaments Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Christian Churches, denominations, groups Ancient Greek religion and mythology Roman religion and mythology Theology Religious institutions and organizations Comparative religion Interfaith relations Judaism Religion and beliefs |