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Abraham : the first historical biography / David Rosenberg.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Hebrew Publication details: New York : Basic Books, 2006Description: xvii, 342 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0465070949 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780465070947 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0465070957 (pbk.)
  • 9780465070954 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 222/.11092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • BS580.A3 R634 2006
Other classification:
  • 11.47
Online resources:
Contents:
The history of Abraham -- Out of Sumer -- The original audience in Jerusalem -- What will history be now? -- A portable culture -- The meaning of journeys -- The call -- The education of Abraham -- Contracts -- The journey -- Promised Land -- The witness -- The cosmic theater in Ur and Harran -- Arranging a child -- The court of the world -- Acting out the drama -- The survivors -- The influence of the writing prophets -- Inheritance and the threat of extinction -- Death and burial.
Item type: Book
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BS580.A3 C35 2004 Paul, monotheism and the people of God : BS 580 .A3 L483 2012 Inheriting Abraham BS580.A3 L63 2010 Claiming Abraham : BS580.A3 R634 2006 Abraham : BS 580 .A4 A57 2001 The Genesis of Perfection BS580.A5 W35 2006 Ahab : BS580.A6 S64 2003 Stockmen from Tekoa, sycomores from Sheba :

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-321) and index.

The history of Abraham -- Out of Sumer -- The original audience in Jerusalem -- What will history be now? -- A portable culture -- The meaning of journeys -- The call -- The education of Abraham -- Contracts -- The journey -- Promised Land -- The witness -- The cosmic theater in Ur and Harran -- Arranging a child -- The court of the world -- Acting out the drama -- The survivors -- The influence of the writing prophets -- Inheritance and the threat of extinction -- Death and burial.

Includes author's English translation of Hebrew texts from the book of Genesis about Abraham.

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