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The near-sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity, celebrated in biblical texts on Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob Joseph, and Jesus. In this highly original book Jon D. Levenson explores how this notion of child sacrifice constitutes an overlooked bond between two religions.Levenson, Jon D. is the author of 'Death+resurrection of Beloved Son' with ISBN 9780300055320 and ISBN 0300055323.
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