Description
Book SynopsisTraditional interpretations in both Judaism and Christianity argue that the "Akedah" presents not only an ethical question but also an ethical reply. This book shows how the narrative's version did not contain the angelic figure and also re-examines various religious interpretations of the text.
Trade Review"...a rare delight. Boehm offers a fresh and sometimes disturbing reading... This is a rich and thought-provoking book that definitely deserves to be read. It can be argued that its message lies right in time: we are today more prone to accept a reading of disobedience than ever before, and it fits well into much contemporary research in the fields of the prophets (of resisting prophetic metaphors) and of Lamentations (of picking up the counter-voices of the lamenters)." Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok (Swedish Exegetical Yearbook), vol. 74 (2009)
Table of ContentsForeword by Jack Miles; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Preliminary Methodological Considerations; Chapter 3: Abraham: A Model of Obedience?; Chapter 4: The Original Abraham Story: Abraham's Disobedience; Chapter 5: Abraham's Ethical Protest: The Trial of Sodom; Chapter 6: Abraham's Journey to the Land of Moriah; Chapter 7: The Religious Significance of the Akedah; Chapter 8: "The Prevention of Sacrifice": Ibn Caspi's Interpretation; Chapter 9: Maimonides on the True Nature of Prophecy; Chapter 10: Between Job and Abraham; Chapter 11: On Fearing God without Being Afraid of Him: From Kierkegaard to Kant; Chapter 12: A Religious Model of Disobedience.
