The Gods are broken! the hidden legacy of Abraham

The Gods are broken! : the hidden legacy of Abraham / Jeffrey K. Salkin.

Author/creator	Salkin, Jeffrey K., 1954-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, [2013]
Description	xviii, 157 pages ; 21 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Abraham (Biblical patriarch) Midrash rabbah. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Idols and images--Worship --Biblical teaching. Iconoclasm. Monotheism--Biblical teaching. Antisemitism.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-157).
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012042380
ISBN	9780827609310 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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