ISBN:
0691181039
,
9780691127699
,
9780691181035
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 237 Seiten
Edition:
New Princeton Classics paperback edition with a new preface by the author
Series Statement:
Princeton Classics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Children of Abraham : Judaism, Christianity, Islam: A New Edition
DDC:
201.4
Keywords:
Judentum
;
Islam
;
Christentum
;
Interreligiöser Dialog
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
F.E. Peters, a scholar without peer in the comparative study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, revisits his pioneering work after twenty-five years. Peters has rethought and thoroughly rewritten his classic The Children of Abraham for a new generation of readers-at a time when the understanding of these three religious traditions has taken on a new and critical urgency. He began writing about all three faiths in the 1970s, long before it was fashionable to treat Islam in the context of Judaism and Christianity, or to align all three for a family portrait. In this updated ed
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the New Edition; Preface; Introduction: The Scriptures: Some Preliminary Notions; Chapter One: The Promise and the Heirs; Chapter Two: A Contested Inheritance; Chapter Three: Community and Hierarchy; Chapter Four: The Law; Chapter Five: Scripture and Tradition; Chapter Six: The Worship of God; Chapter Seven: Renunciation and Aspiration; Chapter Eight: Thinking and Talking about God; Epilogue: Sacred History; Notes; Glossary; Index
