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Sto caricando le informazioni... But Where Is the Lamb?: Imagining the Story of Abraham and Isaac (2013)di James Goodman
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. History of different understandings of the story of Isaac’s near-sacrifice by Abraham. There are a number of variations of which I was unaware: In the Islamic tradition, the child to be sacrificed was Ishmael; also, some versions of the story have Abraham carrying out the sacrifice and God returning Isaac to life. Goodman covers ancient and modern interpretations, including the contested relationship of the story to the Shoah and modern Israel’s battles. It’s written in a style too precious for me (the beginning whimsy is the idea, narrated as if it were what really happened, that the version we have is a first draft incorporated into the Torah against the wishes of the author) but I did learn a fair amount. ( ) I enjoyed it and admire the research the author did, and the thought and subtlety he has brought to the discussion. His style of writing is perfect for the subject and purpose of the book. The story of Abraham and Isaac -- told in 19 verses in Genesis 22 -- is an essential part of the belief and history of three religions. Its influence can be seen in literature, music, art, religious commentary, film, three thousand years of history, cultural traditions and values, and on the news every night, as well as in our personal choices and attitudes, in what we're taught and what we choose to teach our children. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"I didn't think he'd do it. I really didn't think he would. I thought he'd say, whoa, hold on, wait a minute. We made a deal, remember, the land, the blessing, the nation, the descendants as numerous as the sands on the shore and the stars in the sky." So begins James Goodman's original and urgent encounter with one of the most compelling and resonant stories ever told-God's command to Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. A mere nineteen lines in the book of Genesis, it rests at the heart of the history, literature, theology, and sacred rituals of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For more than two millennia, people throughout the world have grappled with the troubling questions about sacrifice, authority, obedience, and faith to which the story gives rise. Writing from the vantage of "a reader, a son, a Jew, a father, a skeptic, a historian, a lover of stories, and a writer," Goodman gives us an enthralling narrative history that moves from its biblical origins to its place in the cultures and faiths of our time. He introduces us to the commentary of Second Temple sages, rabbis and priests of the late antiquity, and early Islamic exegetes (some of whom imagined that Ishmael was the nearly sacrificed son). He examines Syriac hymns (in which Sarah stars), Hebrew chronicles of the First Crusade (in which Isaac often dies), and medieval English mystery plays. He looks at the art of Europe's golden age, the philosophy of Kant and Kierkegaard, and the panoply of twentieth-century interpretation, sacred and profane, including the work of Bob Dylan, Elie Wiesel, and A. B. Yehoshua. In illuminating how so many others have understood this story, Goodman tells a gripping and provocative story of his own. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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