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The woman who named God : Abraham's dilemma and the birth of three faiths / Charlotte Gordon.

Gordon, Charlotte. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 031611474X
  • ISBN: 9780316114745
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 375 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-375).
Formatted Contents Note:
1 Beginnings 3 -- 2 Lekh Lekha 13 -- 3 Hebrews 21 -- 4 Sacrifices 32 -- 5 Beautiful Woman 41 -- 6 Rape in the Palace 51 -- 7 War 63 -- 8 Dinner with Jesus 70 -- 9 Silences 75 -- 10 Trembling before God 82 -- 11 Covenant of the Parts 90 -- 12 Sarai's Proposition 98 -- 13 Do with Her as You Will 105 -- 14 Hagar and the Wilderness 115 -- 15 Well 122 -- 16 A Second Concubine 130 -- 17 Naming God 138 -- 18 Ishmael 144 -- 19 El Shaddai 151 -- 20 Sarah and God 159 -- 21 God the Father 168 -- 22 Circumcision 177 -- 23 Debate 189 -- 24 Gerar and a Cave 201 -- 25 Incest 214 -- 26 Laughter 220 -- 27 Exile 231 -- 28 Mount Moriah 242 -- 29 Beloved Son 256 -- 30 Death of Sarah 266 -- 31 Burial and Mission 277 -- 32 Coming Home 291 -- 33 Hinneni 299.
Subject:
Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
Hagar (Biblical figure)
Sarah (Biblical matriarch)
Bible. Genesis > Criticism, Narrative.
Narration in the Bible.

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