Abraham, the Nations, and the Hagarites - Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Perspectives on Kinship with Abraham

Jews, Christians and Muslims describe elements of their origins with close reference to the narrative of Abraham, including the complex story of Abraham's relations with Hagar. This volume sketches the significance of this narrative in the three traditions.

Info autore

Martin Goodman (DPhil 1980, Oxford) is Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford. He has published extensively on the political, social and religious history of the Jews in the Roman empire, including his Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations (Penguin, 2007).

George H. van Kooten (PhD 2001, Leiden) is Professor of New Testament & Early Christianity at the University of Groningen. He has published extensively on the Greco- Roman context of the New Testament, including the opening chapter of The Routledge Companion to Early Christian Thought (Routledge, 2010).

Jacques T.A.G.M. van Ruiten (PhD 1990, Amsterdam) is Associate Professor of Old Testament & Early Judaism at the University of Groningen. He has published extensively on the reception history of biblical texts, especially in early Judaism including Primaeval History Interpreted: The Rewriting of Genesis 1-11 in the Book of Jubilees (Brill, 2000).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Martin Goodman (Editore), George H van Kooten (Editore), George H. van Kooten (Editore), J T A G M van Ruiten (Editore), J. T. A. G. M. van Ruiten (Editore)
• Editore: Brill
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.11.2010
• EAN: 9789004188433
• ISBN: 978-90-04-18843-3
• Pagine: 616
• Peso: 1209 g
• Serie: Themes in Biblical Narrative
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Scritti religiosi, preghiere, libri di canti, meditazioni religiose