Hagar, Sarah, and their children : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives /

Hagar, Sarah, and their children : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives / [print] edited by Phyllis Trible and Letty M. Russell. - first edition. - Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, (c)2006. - xii, 211 pages ; 23 cm - Phyllis Trible lecture series ; 2004. .



Unto the thousandth generation Hagar and Sarah in Genesis and Galatians. Ominous beginnings for a promise of blessing Hagar and Sarah in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Conflict and coexistence in Jewish interpretation Hagar and Sarah in continuing conversation. Hagar in African American biblical appropriation Phyllis Trible and Letty M. Russell -- Phyllis Trible ; Twists and turns in Paul's allegory Letty M. Russell -- Adele Reinhartz and Miriam-Simma Walfish ; Interpretive fate amid the church fathers Elizabeth A. Clark ; Islamic Hagar and her family Riffat Hassan -- Delores S. Williams ; Children of struggle Letty M. Russell.

"In different ways, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all trace their beginnings to the man Abraham. Though also pivotal in the story, his two wives - the founding mothers Hagar and Sarah - have throughout history received far less attention. But this book changes that. It focuses on Hagar, Sarah, and their children." "Moving from an examination of the traditions that have emerged from ancient and medieval sources to contemporary questions and appropriations of the Hagar and Sarah story, these outstanding scholars provide an insightful look into a story that is foundational to these three great world religions - and an important entree into interreligious discussion and understanding."--Jacket.



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Hagar (Biblical figure)
Sarah (Biblical matriarch)


Bible.--Genesis, XVI--Comparative studies.
Bible.--Galatians, IV, 21-31--Comparative studies.
Bible--Feminist criticism.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Bible - Feminist Criticism.
Bible - Criticism, Interpretation, etc.
Sarah (Biblical matriarch)
Bible. Genesis, XVI - Comparative studies.
Hagar (Biblical figure)
Bible. Galatians, IV, 21-31 - Comparative studies.

BS580 BS580.R964.H343 2006