| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 721 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Part I. Cain and Abel/Qabil and Habil. Preview, chapters 1-3: the first murder -- Cain's fratricide: rabbis and other early Jewish writers judge the case -- Cain and Abel christianized -- "Tell them the story of the two sons of Adam as it really was" -- Comparative summary: Cain and Abel/Qabil and Habil -- part II. Sarah and Hagar: mothers to three families. Preview, chapters 4-6: Abraham's rival wives -- Sarah and Hagar: Jewish portrayals -- Sarah and Hagar in Christian retellings -- Hagar and Ishmael, Abraham's family in Mecca -- Comparative summary: Sarah and Hagar: mothers to three families -- part III. Joseph's temptation by his Egyptian master's wife. Preview, chapters 7-9: Joseph/Yusuf and the temptress -- Joseph and Potiphar's wife: Jewish interpretations -- Joseph put to the test: Christian sermons and art -- Yusuf with Zulaykha -- Comparative summary: Joseph's temptation by his Egyptian master's wife -- part IV. Jonah the angry prophet. Preview, chapters 10-12: "The one of the fish" -- Jonah, Nineveh, the great fish, and God: Jews ponder the story -- Jonah and Jesus: in one story, two -- Islam's Yunus: from anger to praise -- Comparative summary: Jonah the angry prophet -- part V. Mary, Miriam, Maryam. Preview, chapters 13-15: Mary through the eyes of three religions -- Mary in Christian imagination: from Jewish maiden to ever-virgin to heavenly advocate -- Miriam, mother of Yeshu the false messiah: Jewish counterstories -- Maryam, mother of ̀Isa: "chosen ... over the women of all peoples" -- Comparative summary: Mary, Miriam, Maryam -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
The phrase 'Abrahamic Religions' points to commonalities between Jews, Christians, and Muslims, but downplays critical differences between the three communities' systems of belief and practice. Commonalities involve being book centred, and having in their cherished writings - the two Bibles and the Qur'an - revelations attributed to one God, not many. Twenty-seven narratives are, though not strictly identical in form and content, sacred to the three religions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 12, 2015) |
| SUBJECT |
Bible -- Criticism, Narrative.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90003784
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Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072959
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013771
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Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007009815
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Bible -- Islamic interpretations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013671
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Bible. Old Testament -- Comparative studies
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Bible. New Testament -- Comparative studies
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Qurʼan -- Comparative studies.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072958
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Bible fast |
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Bible. New Testament fast |
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
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Qurʼan fast |
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Bible stories.
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Bible stories.
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BIBLES -- General.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- General.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- Handbooks.
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Bible stories
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Islamic interpretations of sacred works
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| Genre/Form |
Bible stories.
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Bible stories
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Comparative studies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible stories.
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Récits bibliques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190231507 |
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0190231505 |
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9780190231521 |
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0190231521 |
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9780190231514 |
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0190231513 |
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