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Zusatztext "...a rare delight. Boehm offers a fresh and sometimes disturbing reading... This is a rich and thought-provoking book that definitely deserves to be read. It can be argued that its message lies right in time: we are today more prone to accept a reading of disobedience than ever before! and it fits well into much contemporary research in the fields of the prophets (of resisting prophetic metaphors) and of Lamentations (of picking up the counter-voices of the lamenters)." Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok (Swedish Exegetical Yearbook)! vol. 74 (2009) Informationen zum Autor Omri Boehm is a doctoral student in the Philosophy department at Yale University who has published articles on the Akedah in various Hebrew Bible journals. Klappentext Traditional interpretations in both Judaism and Christianity argue that the "Akedah" presents not only an ethical question but also an ethical reply. This book shows how the narrative's version did not contain the angelic figure and also re-examines various religious interpretations of the text. Omri Boehm presents his new thesis that the monotheistic model of faith presented by Abraham was actually a model of disobedience. Zusammenfassung Traditional interpretations in both Judaism and Christianity argue that the "Akedah" presents not only an ethical question but also an ethical reply. This book shows how the narrative's version did not contain the angelic figure and also re-examines various religious interpretations of the text. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Jack MilesChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Preliminary Methodological ConsiderationsChapter 3: Abraham: A Model of Obedience?Chapter 4: The Original Abraham Story: Abraham's DisobedienceChapter 5: Abraham's Ethical Protest: The Trial of SodomChapter 6: Abraham's Journey to the Land of MoriahChapter 7: The Religious Significance of the AkedahChapter 8: "The Prevention of Sacrifice": Ibn Caspi's InterpretationChapter 9: Maimonides on the True Nature of ProphecyChapter 10: Between Job and AbrahamChapter 11: On Fearing God without Being Afraid of Him: From Kierkegaard to KantChapter 12: A Religious Model of Disobedience...
