Abraham's curse
Subtitle: child sacrifice in the legacies of the West
By: Bruce Chilton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780385520270
Subjects: Isaac -- (Biblical patriarch) -- Sacrifice; Abraham -- (Biblical patriarch); Child sacrifice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-243) and index.
Table of contents: title: The test; title: Sacrificial species, human offerings; title: Martyrdom, the Jewish invention; title: Blood of the Lamb; title: The Son's eternal sacrifice; title: Martyrs, in the flesh; title: Gnostic laughter, Roman pornography, blood payment; title: Taking leave of Moriah; title: Ibrahim's sacrificial vision; title: Blood harvest; title: The long descent.