Bound by the Bible
Subtitle: Jews, Christians and the Sacrifice of Isaac
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 6, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780521543132
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Christian theology; Judaism; Religion - Judaism; Judaism - General; Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish; Sacrifice; Bible.; O.T.; Religion; To 1500; Isaac; Genesis XXII, 1-19; Biblical Studies - Old Testament; Religion / Judaism / General; Religion-Bible - Study - Old Testament; Bible - Study - Old Testament; O.T; Relations; (Biblical patriarch); Bible; Christianity; Christianity and other religions; History
First sentence: Many of the early interpreters were anxious to answer critics of Judaism who cited Genesis 22 when reproaching Jews for portraying God as desiring human sacrifice.