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Abraham : the story of a life / Joseph Blenkinsopp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blenkinsopp, Joseph, 1927-2022, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abraham (Biblical patriarch).
- Abraham.
- Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Genesis.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 240 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2015.
- Contents:
- Preface: A word about reading
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: The figure of Abraham in the Bible and beyond
- The journey
- Sarah and Lot, wife and nephew
- The promise
- Hagar and Ishmael
- The covenant of circumcision
- Abraham entertains guests, Sodom is destroyed, Lot rescued
- In the land of Moriah
- Abraham's other beloved son
- The death and burial of Sarah and Abraham
- The marriage of Rebekah and Isaac
- Epilogue: Descent from Abraham in early Christianity and what it might mean for the Christian today
- Index of subjects
- Index of modern authors
- Index of biblical and other ancient texts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lachs-Adler Family Endowed Fund for Collection Development.
- ISBN:
- 0802872875
- 9780802872876
- OCLC:
- 902661047
- Publisher Number:
- 99963788524
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