Between Universalism and Particularism: the Reception of Noah, Abraham and Jacob Stories /

Between Universalism and Particularism: the Reception of Noah, Abraham and Jacob Stories /

The study deals with Jewish and Christian reception of the Book of Genesis and how the concepts "universalism" and "particularism" are used in Noah, Abraham and Jacob stories before the rise of Islam. As a synthesis of its discussed topics, the volume is a useful resource to unde...

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Other Authors: Green, Stefan (Editor), Laato, Antti (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Studies on the Children of Abraham ; 12.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2025.

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Biblical Studies.
Ancient Judaism & early Christianity.

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Call Number: BS709.4

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Summary:The study deals with Jewish and Christian reception of the Book of Genesis and how the concepts "universalism" and "particularism" are used in Noah, Abraham and Jacob stories before the rise of Islam. As a synthesis of its discussed topics, the volume is a useful resource to understand early development of universalistic and particularistic ideas which became central theological topics in the three Abrahamic religions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (275 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004728127