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Abraham : the first historical biography
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- Creator
- David Rosenberg
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Basic Books, [2006]
- ©2006
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 342 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780465070947, 0465070949
- OCLC
- ocm63116993
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-321) and index.
- Includes author's English translation of Hebrew texts from the book of Genesis about Abraham.
- The history of Abraham -- Out of Sumer -- The original audience in Jerusalem -- What will history be now? -- A portable culture -- The meaning of journeys -- The call -- The education of Abraham -- Contracts -- The journey -- Promised Land -- The witness -- The cosmic theater in Ur and Harran -- Arranging a child -- The court of the world -- Acting out the drama -- The survivors -- The influence of the writing prophets -- Inheritance and the threat of extinction -- Death and burial