Research Catalog

Title

• Seeds of turmoil : the biblical roots of the inevitable crisis in the Middle East / Bryant Wright.

Author

Wright, Bryant

Publication

Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2010.

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Description

xvi, 223 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

A historical and political account, "Seeds of Turmoil" clearly explains the biblical story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar and the ensuing sibling rivalry between Jacob and Esau, whose choices formed the world's three most influential religions. In addition, Wright sheds light on the conflicting Jewish, Christian, and Islamic perspectives and answers the question, Does God play favorites?

Subject

• Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
• Abrahamic religions
• Arab-Israeli conflict > Judaism
• Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Hagar (Biblical figure)
• Sarah (Biblical matriarch)

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

One man's decision: Abraham -- An everlasting possession: the Holy Land -- Two women who shaped history: Sarah and Hagar -- Sibling rivalry: Isaac and Ishmael -- Playing favorites: Isaac and Rebekah, Esau and Jacob -- Reaping what you sow: Jacob and the birth of Israel -- A miraculous restoration: the state of Israel and neighboring Arab nations -- Israel's greatest threat today: Iran -- The Jewish perspective -- The Islamic perspective -- The Christian perspective.

ISBN

• 9780849948152 (hardcover)
• 0849948150 (hardcover)

LCCN

^^2010009350

OCLC

548569525

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library