Book Summary
An eminent Jewish scholar examines the total body of texts, legends, and traditions referring to the Binding of Isaac, and provides the paradigm for showing how legend and history interact, how the past may be made comprehensible by present events, and the present may be understood as a renewal of revelation. Examines the total body of texts, legends, and traditions referring to the Binding of Isaac and weaves them together into a definitive study of the Akedah as one of the central events in all of human history.
Book Details
| Book Name | The Last Trial: On The Legends And Lore Of The Command To Abraham To Offer Isaac As A Sacrifice: The Akedah |
| Author | Shalom Spiegel, Judah Goldin |
| Publisher | Jewish Lights Publishing (Jun 1993) |
| ISBN | 9781879045293 |
| Pages | 208 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1333 |
