REFLECTIONS ON ISAAC

Holocaust literature characteristically uses antecedent Jewish texts in an extremely revisionary manner. Here three variants are analysed for the manner in which they treat the story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son Isaac. The conclusion is that a disconnection of serious dimensions has occurr...

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Main Author: Rosenfeld, Alvin H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 1986
In: Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 1986, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-248
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Summary:Holocaust literature characteristically uses antecedent Jewish texts in an extremely revisionary manner. Here three variants are analysed for the manner in which they treat the story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son Isaac. The conclusion is that a disconnection of serious dimensions has occurred whereby the terms of the Akedah story have shifted from Abraham and Jewish fidelity to the convenant to Isaac who is now given the chance to say what his wounded eyes have seen.
ISSN:1476-7937
Contains:Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/hgs/1.2.241