Aqedah: Gen 22 as a Challenge for the Rationality of Religion in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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Aqedah

Gen 22 as a Challenge for the Rationality of Religion in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Edited by: Jean-Pierre Fortin and Heiko Schulz

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

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Volume 9 | Religiöse Positionierungen in Judentum, Christentum und Islam

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The Aqedah, i.e., the story of the 'binding' of Isaac by Abraham, is a core text in all three Abrahamic religions and has been widely discussed in Judaism, Christianity and Islam for centuries. It still represents an intellectual, moral, and spiritual challenge for anyone who claims to be able to link morality and faith in God in a reasonably comprehensible way. The contributions in this anthology address this challenge from philosophical, theological and literary perspectives, by considering exemplary problems, epochs and authors pertaining to all three Abrahamic religions. The first part contains seven contributions exploring the epistemic and/or philosophical dimensions of the Aqedah. The second part contains nine essays on the (history of the) interpretation of the Aqedah from Israelite/Jewish, Christian and Islamic perspectives. The three texts in the third and final part discuss narratological issues and reflections of the problem within modern Hebrew literature. The volume complements and expands the existing scholarship on the subject, above all through its consistently interreligious approach and the inclusion of current philosophical and literary sources and debates.

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Heiko Schulz, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and Jean-Pierre Fortin, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, Canada.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword to the Series Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Jean-Pierre Fortin and Heiko Schulz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Abrahamic Religion: Luther and Schelling on the Hidden God (Deus absconditus) and the God Revealed in Gen 22 Jens Trusheim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
Abraham, Gilles Deleuze’s Hero of Repetition, and the Aqedah of Isaac Bradley H. McLean Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	49
Does God Command Something Horrible? The Aqedah and Contemporary Theistic Metaethics Hendrik Klinge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
The Aqedah in the Accounts of Richard Kearney and Jean-Luc Marion: Resonances between Biblical Studies and Two Philosophies of the Gift Esther Heinrich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	93
The Binding of Isaac (Gen 22) as a Thought Experiment: On the Biblical Roots of Scientific Creativity Yiftach Fehige Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	121
The Aqedah and Epistemology of Religion Jaco Gericke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
The Rationality of Narrative: Unfolding the Story of ’Aḇrāhām and Yiṣḥāq Gesche Linde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
Rites to Know in Genesis: Ritual Experimentation and the Akedah Dru Johnson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	197
The Ambivalence of Being the Beloved Son: A Reading of Gen 22 in the Context of Ancient Near Eastern Traditions Thomas Wagner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	207
The Aqedah and the Fall: Contrasting Paradigms of Rabbinic Religiosity Menachem Fisch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
The Binding of Isaac in the Interpretation of Martin Luther Markus Wriedt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
Can Johannes de Silentio be Saved? Reassessing Fear and Trembling from a Theological Perspective Heiko Schulz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
“Now I Know that You Fear God”: The Sacrifice of Isaac or the Challenge of Human Responsibility Jean-Pierre Fortin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	279
Aqedah, Crucifixion, and Jìsì 祭祀 or Xīshēng 犧牲: A Systemic Understanding of the Idea of Sacrifice in Judaism, Christianity, and Sino Culture Jing-Jong Luh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	299
The Story of the Sacrifice: Emphasizing the Humanity of Prophet Abraham Rahim Acar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	319
Origin and Loss: Some Thoughts on the Relation between Language and Sacrifice in Islam Christoph Rogers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	333
Soft Paternity: Passive Resistance to the Aqedah in Modern Hebrew Poetry Yael Almog Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	361
Rethinking the Aqedah after the Holocaust: The Case of Shmuel Yosef Agnon and Shalom Spiegel Ghilad H. Shenhav Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	373
List of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	397
Index of Persons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	399

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eBook published on:

January 27, 2025

eBook ISBN:

9783111450841

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January 27, 2025

Hardcover ISBN:

9783111450346

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10

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405

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111450841

eBook ISBN: 9783111450841

Hardcover ISBN: 9783111450346

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Aqedah; Gen 22; Sacrifice; religion and morality.

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Scholars in the field of philosophy, theology, comparative religious studies, Islamic studies and Jewish studies.

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