Sharing Abraham

Author : George Bristow
Publisher : Doorlight Academic
ISBN 13 : 9780983865339
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sharing Abraham? written by George Bristow and published by Doorlight Academic. This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do Muslims and Christians truly share Abraham? Is Abraham a starting point for dialogue among monotheistic faith communities? These questions have seldom been examined as thoroughly or as sensitively as they are here. Bristow rigorously analyzes biblical and qur'anic Abraham narratives and builds on the tight connection between narrative and worldview to lay the foundation for a careful and illuminating theological comparison between two portraits of Abraham and the two faith tradition in which they are embedded. In the course of building his argument, Bristow introduces an original model for analyzing the relationship of narrative to worldview and sheds important light on the function of Abraham for contemporary Turkish Muslims. Sharing Abraham? is an essential resource for anyone interested in narrative and worldview studies, comparative theology, biblical and qur'anic hermeneutics, Abrahamic dialogue, or Islam in Turkey.

Author : Marek Halter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781592640393
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Abraham written by Marek Halter and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicling nearly two thousand years of history, this panoramic saga follows the destiny of Abraham, a Jewish scribe, and his descendants from the burning of Jerusalem under the Romans to the 1943 battle of the Warsaw ghetto.

Author : Garry Wills
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101981040
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What the Qur'an Meant written by Garry Wills and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur’an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient text Garry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur’an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks on a timely and necessary reconsideration of the Qur’an, leading us through perplexing passages with insight and erudition. What does the Qur’an actually say about veiling women? Does it justify religious war? There was a time when ordinary Americans did not have to know much about Islam. That is no longer the case. We blundered into the longest war in our history without knowing basic facts about the Islamic civilization with which we were dealing. We are constantly fed false information about Islam—claims that it is essentially a religion of violence, that its sacred book is a handbook for terrorists. There is no way to assess these claims unless we have at least some knowledge of the Qur’an. In this book Wills, as a non-Muslim with an open mind, reads the Qur’an with sympathy but with rigor, trying to discover why other non-Muslims—such as Pope Francis—find it an inspiring book, worthy to guide people down through the centuries. There are many traditions that add to and distort and blunt the actual words of the text. What Wills does resembles the work of art restorers who clean away accumulated layers of dust to find the original meaning. He compares the Qur’an with other sacred books, the Old Testament and the New Testament, to show many parallels between them. There are also parallel difficulties of interpretation, which call for patient exploration—and which offer some thrills of discovery. What the Qur’an Meant is the opening of a conversation on one of the world’s most practiced religions.

Author : Asher Intrater
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935906605
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Ate Lunch with Abraham? written by Asher Intrater and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terence E. Fretheim
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1506491952
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abraham written by Terence E. Fretheim and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terence E. Fretheim guides readers through the intricacies of Abraham's story in Genesis, examines his family, and assesses the significant roles this family plays across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Fretheim frames the narrative as rooted in the trials of family and faith that define Abraham as the father of three religions.

Author : Carol Bakhos
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674050835
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Family of Abraham written by Carol Bakhos and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Abrahamic religions” has gained currency in scholarly and ecumenical circles as a way to refer to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Carol Bakhos steps back from the convention to ask: What is Abrahamic about these three faiths? She challenges references to Judaism and Islam as sibling religions and warns against uncritical adoption of the term.

Author : Esther Hicks
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 140191926X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Law of Attraction written by Esther Hicks and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ESSSENTIAL TEACHINGS OF ABRAHAM THAT INSPIRED MILLIONS – FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION, ASK AND IT IS GIVEN A POWERFUL PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION BOOK THAT EXPLAINS HOW TO USE THE LAW OF ATTRACTION TO MANIFEST YOUR DREAM LIFE Within these pages, you'll learn how to be happier, and how all things, wanted and unwanted, are brought to you by this most powerful law of the universe, the Law of Attraction. (That which is like unto itself is drawn). You've most likely heard the saying "Birds of a feather flock together," aka the Law of Attraction. This has been alluded to by some of the greatest teachers in history, it has never before been explained in as clear and easy to understand terms as in this inspirational law of attraction basics book. Learn here about the omnipresent Laws that govern this Universe and how to make them work to your advantage. The understanding and consciousness shifts that you'll achieve by reading this book will take all the guesswork out of daily living. Sections Include: · Part I - Our Path to the Abraham Experience · The Universal Laws: Defined · Part II - The Law of Attraction · Part III: The Science of Deliberate Creation™ · Part IV: The Art of Allowing · Part V: Segment Intending You’ll find many positive quotes for living with more peace and joy like: "Rather than trying to monitor your thoughts, we encourage you to simply pay attention to how you are feeling." "The greatest gift that you could ever give another is the gift of your expectation of their success." “I know that reading this book will produce a turning point in your life. Here is not only a description of the most important law of the universe (the only one you’ll ever need to know about, really), but an easy-to-understand explanation of the mechanics of life. This is breathtaking information.” –Neale Donald Walsch, best-selling author of The Conversations with God series “Since originally receiving this material, Esther and I have done our best to apply to our own lives what we have learned about these Laws, and the marvelous progression of our joyous lives is astounding. We took Abraham at their word because everything they told us made so much sense to us, but the application of these teachings has now been proven in our day-to-day experience. And it is with extraordinary joy that we can tell you—from our own personal experience: This works!” – Jerry Hicks These Abraham teachings will help you to joyously be, do, or have anything that you desire with love and gratitude.

Author : J. Richard Middleton
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493430882
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abraham's Silence written by J. Richard Middleton and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is traditional to think we should praise Abraham for his willingness to sacrifice his son as proof of his love for God. But have we misread the point of the story? Is it possible that a careful reading of Genesis 22 could reveal that God was not pleased with Abraham's silent obedience? Widely respected biblical theologian, creative thinker, and public speaker J. Richard Middleton suggests we have misread and misapplied the story of the binding of Isaac and shows that God desires something other than silent obedience in difficult times. Middleton focuses on the ethical and theological problem of Abraham's silence and explores the rich biblical tradition of vigorous prayer, including the lament psalms, as a resource for faith. Middleton also examines the book of Job in terms of God validating Job's lament as "right speech," showing how the vocal Job provides an alternative to the silent Abraham. This book provides a fresh interpretation of Genesis 22 and reinforces the church's resurgent interest in lament as an appropriate response to God.

Author : Jon D. Levenson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400844614
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inheriting Abraham written by Jon D. Levenson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have reimagined Abraham in their own images Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles. But in Inheriting Abraham, Jon Levenson reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of the three equally "Abrahamic" religions derives from a dangerous misunderstanding of key biblical and Qur'anic texts, fails to do full justice to any of the traditions, and is often biased against Judaism in subtle and pernicious ways.

Author : Keith N. Grüneberg
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110895110
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abraham, Blessing and the Nations written by Keith N. Grüneberg and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph investigates Genesis 12:3 in its context in the final form of Genesis. The author argues that the verse is, first, a promise of security and greatness to Abraham and Israel. However, its position following Genesis 1-11 also indicates a divine plan to extend blessing to all the peoples of the earth. Supporting this understanding of the verse, the author examines the close parallels that Genesis and Numbers 24:9 have to Genesis 12:3. He also presents a detailed consideration of the concept of blessing in the Old Testament and of the niphal and hithpael stems of the verb barak. Ph.D. dissertation under the supervision of Dr R. W. L. Moberly, Durham, UK.