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9780385520270

Abraham's Curse : The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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    9780385520270

  • ISBN10:

    0385520271

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-02-19
  • Publisher: Doubleday Religion
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Summary

When they arrived at the place which God had indicated to him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son and put him on the altar on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to kill his son . . ." The Book of Genesis

Author Biography

Bruce Chilton is the Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson and Rector at the Church of St. John in Barrytown, New York.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 1
The Test
Sacrificial Species, Human Offeringsp. 17
Martyrdom, the Jewish Inventionp. 44
Blood of the Lamb
The Son's Eternal Sacrificep. 71
Martyrs, in the Fleshp. 95
Gnostic Laughter, Roman Pornography, Blood Paymentp. 118
Taking Leave of Moriah
Ibrahim's Sacrificial Visionp. 143
Blood Harvestp. 171
The Long Descentp. 196
Acknowledgmentsp. 225
Notesp. 227
Indexp. 244
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