TY  - BOOK
AU  - Koller,Aaron J.
TI  - Unbinding Isaac: the significance of the Akedah for modern Jewish thought 
SN  - 9780827618459
AV  - BS1238 .U535 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Lincoln
PB  - University of Nebraska Press
KW  - Isaac
KW  - Bible
KW  - Genesis, XXII, 1-19
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book; 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - "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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