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Author

Delaney, Carol Lowery, 1940-

Title Abraham on trial : the social legacy of biblical myth / Carol Delaney.

Imprint

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.

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Location		Call No.	Status
GDL Central Library Non-Fiction		222.1106 DEL	Available

Description	xv, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-315) and index.
Subject	Isaac (Biblical patriarch) -- Sacrifice.
	Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
	Bible. O.T. Genesis XXII, 1-19 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History.
	Koran. Sūrat al-Ṣāffāt -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History.
	Child sacrifice -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies.
	Fatherhood -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies.
ISBN	0691059853 (hardcover : alk. paper)