Abraham's curse : child sacrifice in the legacies of the West /
Chilton, Bruce.
Abraham's curse : child sacrifice in the legacies of the West / Bruce Chilton. - 1st ed. - New York : Doubleday, c2008. - 259 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-243) and index.
The test -- Sacrificial species, human offerings -- Martyrdom, the Jewish invention -- Blood of the Lamb -- The Son's eternal sacrifice -- Martyrs, in the flesh -- Gnostic laughter, Roman pornography, blood payment -- Taking leave of Moriah -- Ibrahim's sacrificial vision -- Blood harvest -- The long descent.
9780385520270 (alk. paper) 0385520271 (alk. paper)
2007030288
Isaac (Biblical patriarch) --Sacrifice.
Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
Child sacrifice.
BS1238.S24C45 2008 / 18667
222/.11064
Abraham's curse : child sacrifice in the legacies of the West / Bruce Chilton. - 1st ed. - New York : Doubleday, c2008. - 259 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-243) and index.
The test -- Sacrificial species, human offerings -- Martyrdom, the Jewish invention -- Blood of the Lamb -- The Son's eternal sacrifice -- Martyrs, in the flesh -- Gnostic laughter, Roman pornography, blood payment -- Taking leave of Moriah -- Ibrahim's sacrificial vision -- Blood harvest -- The long descent.
9780385520270 (alk. paper) 0385520271 (alk. paper)
2007030288
Isaac (Biblical patriarch) --Sacrifice.
Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
Child sacrifice.
BS1238.S24C45 2008 / 18667
222/.11064