the story of a life Blenkinsopp, Joseph creator text xx Grand Rapids, Michigan William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2015 9999 monographic und eng

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xv, 240 p. ; 23 cm. Preface: A word about reading -- 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. Joseph Blenkinsopp Abraham (Biblical patriarch).Bible. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc BS580.A3 .B53 2015 97808028728760802872875 230822