Title
The children of Abraham : Judaism, Christianity, Islam / F.E. Peters ; with a new preface by the author.
Edition
New Princeton Classics paperback edition.
ISBN
9781400889709 (electronic book)
1400889707 (electronic book)
Publication Details
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 237 pages)
Call Number
BM157 .P47 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
201/.4
Summary
"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." "Peters traces the three faiths from the sixth century B.C. when the Jews returned to Palestine from exile in Babylonia, to the time in the Middle Ages when they approached their present form. The book's text is direct and accessible with thorough and nuanced discussions of each of the three religions. Updated footnotes provide the reader with expert guidance into the highly complex issues that lie between every line of this stunning and timely new edition of The Children of Abraham. Book jacket."--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Princeton classics.
Preface to the Princeton Classics 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.
