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Ishmael on the border rabbinic portrayals of the first Arab

Title
Ishmael on the border [electronic resource] : rabbinic portrayals of the first Arab / Carol Bakhos.
Author
Bakhos, Carol.
Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 207 p.)
Series Statement
SUNY series in Judaica
Uniform Title
Ishmael on the border (Online)
Alternative Title
Ishmael on the border (Online)
Subject
  • Ishmael (Biblical figure)
  • Esau (Biblical figure)
  • Ishmael (Biblical figure) > In rabbinical literature
  • Esau (Biblical figure) > In rabbinical literature
  • Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Arabs in the Bible
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-199) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Ishmael and Esau : marginalized men of the Bible -- Ishmael in the Bible -- Esau in the Bible -- Ishmael in Tannaitic and Amoraic literature -- The Tannaitic sources -- The Amoraic sources -- The rabbis and their others -- The pairing of Ishmael and Esau in rabbinic literature -- Esau as real other -- Ishmael, the Ishmaelites, and the children of Keturah -- The Arab descendants of Ishmael-- Abraham's descendants and Israel's divine election -- The role of Christianity in the depiction of other -- Ishmael in later Midrashim -- The treatment of Ishmael in Pirke Rabbi Eliezer -- Abraham's visits in Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer -- Abraham's visits in Arabic sources -- Revisiting the visits -- The Ishmaelites in Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer.
LCCN
2005018667
OCLC
ssj0000183995
Author
Bakhos, Carol.
Title
Ishmael on the border [electronic resource] : rabbinic portrayals of the first Arab / Carol Bakhos.
Imprint
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.
Series
SUNY series in Judaica
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-199) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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