Bound by the Bible
Subtitle: Jews, Christians and the Sacrifice of Isaac
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 4, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780521835428
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Christian theology; Judaism; Relations; Christianity and other religions; Religion; Sacrifice; Bible.; Judaism - Sacred Writings; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Isaac; History; Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament; Christian Theology - General; Religion / Judaism / General; To 1500; Bible - Criticism  Interpretation - Old Testament; Judaism - General; O.T; O.T.; (Biblical patriarch); Bible; Christianity; Genesis XXII, 1-19
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.