Koller, Aaron J.,  1978- <br/><br/>
Unbinding Isaac :  the significance of the Akedah for modern Jewish thought / 
Aaron Koller. 
 - Lincoln :  University of Nebraska Press,  (c)2020. 
 - 1 online resource (xxxiv, 223 pages) 
<br/><br/> Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Jewish experiences of the Akedah --  2. Kierkegaard --  3. Jewish parallels from the century of Kierkegaard --  4. Jewish followers from the twentieth century --  5. Criticizing Kierkegaard --  6. On child sacrifice --  7. Maimonides and the complexity of the Divine Will --  8. Rejecting child sacrifice --  The demands of God and people. 
<br/><br/> "Unbinding Isaac assembles multiple strands of thought and modern knowledge of ancient human sacrifice to offer an original reading of the Akedah. God would like to want child sacrifice-a remarkable display of devotion-but moreso does not want child sacrifice. An authentically religious act cannot be done through the harm of another human being"-- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780827618459 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Isaac (Biblical patriarch) --Sacrifice.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Genesis, XXII, 1-19--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1238  / .U535 2020