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Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 1993
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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- Title
- The Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son: The Transformation of Child Sacrifice in Judaism and Christianity
- Author
- Professor Jon D. Levenson
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Publication year
- 1993
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0300055323
- ISBN 13
- 9780300055320
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 1.22 pounds
The near sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity. This book explores how this notion of child sacrifice constitutes an overlooked bond between the two religions.
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Review
"The Jewish-Christian relationship will never be the same if this book receives the wide and careful reading it deserves. . . . [It] is essential reading. . . . "-Paul M. van Buren, Journal of Ecumenical Studies -- Paul M. van Buren "Journal of Ecumenical Studies"
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