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February 18, 2022

Understanding Abraham

The tenth anniversary of a seminal book on the patriarch’s legacy.

In his book Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Jon D. Levenson explores the biblical hero as he appears in Genesis, the way he has been imagined by the traditions that claim him, and the very meaning of the term “Abrahamic religions.” To mark the tenth anniversary of its publication, Levenson discusses the book and delves deep into the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, the meaning of the binding of Isaac, and why appropriation can be such a good thing.

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