Gen. 22: 9.--And they came to the place which God had told them of: and Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order; and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar on the wood.

Q: Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love your ...

Bruce Chilton’s “Abraham’s Curse” (The Chronicle Review, February 15) engages in the politically and theologically fashionable practice of moral equivalence by suggesting that opposites are really ...

Genesis 22:2, 13-14 - God said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will ...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are called Abrahamic faiths not only because Abraham was the first monotheist but because he was so famously devoted to God. His obedience was so strong that he was ...

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The Second Sunday of Lent continues to highlight motifs present in last Sunday’s readings. Although there are some similarities, the theological lens from today’s readings presents a distinct vantage ...

Two figures, one lying on his back with his left hand on his stomach, the other standing over him looking down. Both figures have been placed on a rock.