Unbinding Isaac - The Significance of the Akedah for Modern Jewish Thought

Unbinding Isaac assembles multiple strands of thought and modern knowledge of ancient human sacrifice to offer an original reading of the Akedah.
 

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Book
Introduction: The Challenge and the Power of the Story
1. Jewish Experiences of the Akedah
2. Kierkegaard
3. Jewish Parallels from the Century of Kierkegaard
4. Jewish Followers from the Twentieth Century
5. Criticizing Kierkegaard
6. On Child Sacrifice
7. Maimonides and the Complexity of the Divine Will
8. Rejecting Child Sacrifice
Conclusion: The Demands of God and People
Source Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Aaron Koller is a professor of Near Eastern studies at Yeshiva University and chair of the Department of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva College. He is author of The Ancient Hebrew Semantic Field of Cutting Tools and Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought as well as numerous studies in Semitic philology. Koller has served as a visiting professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and held research fellowships at the Albright Institute for Archaeological Research and the Hartman Institute. He lives in Queens, New York, with his wife, Shira Hecht-Koller, and their children.

 

Summary

Unbinding Isaac assembles multiple strands of thought and modern knowledge of ancient human sacrifice to offer an original reading of the Akedah.

Product details

• Authors: Aaron Koller
• Publisher: Jewish Publications Society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780827614734
• ISBN: 978-0-8276-1473-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte, Theologische Ethik, RELIGION / Ethics, Religion - Biblical Studies, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics