Isaac: The Passive Patriarch
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Throughout his life, Isaac remained a passive tent dweller. He did not go to find a wife; his servant brought a wife to him. He did not go to war; and when conflict arose, he withdrew. In the story of his binding, he was passive, and it appears as though he was bound forever on the altar. Isaac was dominated by his father Abraham, his wife Rebecca, Abimelech king of Gerar, and his sons Jacob and Esau. For most of his life, he is led by others, and his actions are reactions to the developing situations. He appears to have little personality and is better known as the son of his father Abraham, or the father of his sons Jacob and Esau.
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- Brings Isaac to life with a careful reading.
- Explores Isaac’s actions and reactions to the developing situations.
- Incorporates the latest scholarship and its complicated characters.
Bar brings Isaac to life as he presents us with a careful reading of the Isaac traditions, drawing not only from the biblical text, but also the post-biblical midrashic literature. This book is well-balanced, and it sensibly incorporates the latest scholarship while addressing the general reader. If you love the Bible and its complicated characters, you’ll appreciate this comprehensive work.
—Rami Arav, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Title: Isaac: The Passive Patriarch
- Author: Shaul Bar
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Pages: 172
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781532694196, 1532694199
- Resource ID: LLS:SCPSSVPTRRCH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-05T17:27:25Z