Abraham The Friend of God 1st Edition by Jerald F Dirks ISBN 1590080092 9781590080092

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ISBN 10: 1590080092 
ISBN 13: 9781590080092
Author: Jerald F Dirks

Abraham The Friend of God 1st Table of contents:

I. Front Matter

• Dedication (if present)
• Acknowledgments (if present)
• Preface/Introduction: The Significance of Abraham Across Faiths (Discussing Abraham as “the friend of God” in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the author’s methodology of integrating diverse sources.)

II. The Life of Abraham: A Chronological Biography (Interfaith Perspective)

• Chapter 1: Early Life and Calling
  • Abraham’s origins (Ur of the Chaldees)
  • God’s call to Abraham to leave his homeland
  • The journey to Haran and then Canaan
  • Abraham’s early faith and obedience
• Chapter 2: Trials and Tests of Faith
  • The famine in Canaan and sojourn in Egypt
  • Abraham and Sarah’s deception regarding Sarah’s identity
  • Separation from Lot
  • The covenant with God and the promise of descendants
  • The birth of Ishmael
• Chapter 3: The Covenant Renewed and Isaac’s Birth
  • Circumcision as a sign of the covenant
  • The promise of Isaac’s birth
  • The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Abraham’s intercession
  • Abraham and Sarah’s encounter with Abimelech
  • The birth of Isaac
• Chapter 4: The Sacrifice of a Son (Ishmael or Isaac?)
  • Examining the narratives of the intended sacrifice from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic perspectives (a key comparative section).
  • The different interpretations of which son was to be sacrificed.
• Chapter 5: Family and Legacy
  • Sarah’s death and Abraham’s mourning
  • Marriage to Keturah and other children
  • Abraham’s final days and death
  • His burial
• Chapter 6: Abraham’s Prophetic and Ethical Legacy
  • Abraham as a prophet and patriarch in all three faiths.
  • His role in establishing monotheism.
  • His ethical teachings and exemplary qualities.
  • The concept of “Abrahamic faiths” and their shared heritage.

III. Analysis and Synthesis

• Chapter 7: Comparing and Contrasting the Narratives
  • Detailed analysis of how different scriptural and traditional sources present the same events.
  • Discussion of theological implications of these differences.
• Chapter 8: The “Historical” Abraham
  • An attempt to reconstruct a cohesive biographical narrative from the disparate sources.
  • Discussion of historical and archaeological context.

IV. Conclusion

• Reiteration of Abraham’s enduring significance.
• Final thoughts on interfaith understanding through the figure of Abraham.

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