Sacrifice in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- ISBN-10
- 0814762816
- ISBN-13
- 9780814762813
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-09-19
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- David L. Weddle
Description
An examination of the practice and philosophy of sacrifice in three religious traditions In the book of Genesis, God tests the faith of the Hebrew patriarch Abraham by demanding that he sacrifice the life of his beloved son, Isaac. Bound by common admiration for Abraham, the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam also promote the practice of giving up human and natural goods to attain religious ideals. Each tradition negotiates the moral dilemmas posed by Abraham’s story in different ways, while retaining the willingness to perform sacrifice as an identifying mark of religious commitment. This book considers the way in which Jews, Christians, and Muslims refer to “sacrifice”—not only as ritual offerings, but also as the donation of goods, discipline, suffering, and martyrdom. Weddle highlights objections to sacrifice within these traditions as well, presenting voices of dissent and protest in the name of ethical duty. Sacrifice forfeits concrete goods for abstract benefits, a utopian vision of human community, thereby sparking conflict with those who do not share the same ideals. Weddle places sacrifice in the larger context of the worldviews of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, using this nearly universal religious act as a means of examining similarities of practice and differences of meaning among these important world religions. This book takes the concept of sacrifice across these three religions, and offers a cross-cultural approach to understanding its place in history and deep-rooted traditions.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Sacrifice in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
By David Leroy WeddleSacrifice in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
-
Abraham Was Commanded To Sacrifice Ishmael- His First Born
By Dil R. BanuThis book describes in detail how or why this difference or discrepancy in their claim occurred based on the statements of the Bible, the Quran and the narration of the Judeo-Christian and Islamic Tradition.
-
The Actuality of Sacrifice: Past and Present
By Alberdina Houtman, Joshua J. Schwartz, Marcel PoorthuisThe essays in this volume discuss the various positions regarding the value of sacrifice in a wide variety of disciplines such as history, archaeology, literature, philosophy, art, gender and post-colonial studies.
-
Holy Murder: Abraham, Isaac, and the Rhetoric of Sacrifice
By Larry Powell, William R. SelfThis volume examines one of the most controversial stories in the Bible-the akedah, or sacrifice of Isaac recounted in the 22nd chapter of Genesis. Today, more than three thousand years...
-
Prophet Abraham. A Comparative Analysis of the Sacrifice Story in the Qu'ran and the Bible
By Fatma KhanjarAs Prophet Abraham is an identification figure for all three religions, it might be interesting to discuss his role and to explore differences and commonalities of his person and his life in the different books.
-
The Akedah Or Sacrifice of Isaac: A History of Interpretation
By Stephen J. VicchioThis Study begins with an analysis of human sacrifice in the ancient world, followed by human sacrifice elsewhere in the Bible and a close reading of the Hebrew text of Genesis 22.
-
The End of Sacrifice: Religious Transformations in Late Antiquity
By Guy G. Stroumsa, Susan EmanuelReligious Transformations in Late Antiquity Susan Emanuel, Guy G. Stroumsa. contemplate the stars, gazing at them and calling on God in their ... I quote the translation by Gillian Clark (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2000), 65.
-
Islam in the Bible
By Thomas McElwainCommon beliefs and practices in Islam and Christianity including the concept of God, Divine Guidance, leadership, prayer, fasting, sacrifice and marriage.
-
Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
By Jon D. LevensonIn this volume, Jon Levenson subjects the powerful story in Genesis of Abraham's calling, his experience in Canaan and Egypt, and his near-sacrifice of his beloved son Isaac to a careful literary and theological analysis.
-
Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Greek Religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC to AD 200
By M.-Z. PetropoulouStrictly speaking, a sacred law is a written regulation on the cultic procedure to be followed by worshippers in a ... to illustrate what a 'sacred law' is, I selectively present the law from Andania: The sacred law from Andania The ...