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The Gods are broken!

Salkin, Jeffrey K., 1954-

The Gods are broken! the hidden legacy of Abraham / [electronic resource] : Jeffrey K. Salkin. - Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, [2013] - 1 online resource (xviii, 157 pages )

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-157).

1. Out of Ur -- 2. Abraham the iconoclast -- 3. Which Gods shall we break today? -- 4. Three paths to the sacred -- 5. The primal trauma of the Jewish people -- 6. (Re)embracing Tera -- 7. From broken idols to broken tablets -- 8. The sound of broken glass: Jewish iconoclasm and anti-Semitism.

9780827611429 0827611420


Abraham (Biblical patriarch)


Bible.--Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Midrash rabbah.--Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Antisemitism.
Monotheism--Biblical teaching.
Iconoclasm.
Idols and images--Worship--Biblical teaching.


Electronic books.

BS1199.I34 / S25 2013

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