In conversation with Cliff Sekowe, Jon Levenson explains how Jews, Christians, and Muslims understand the biblical figure of Abraham, as well as what, if anything, modern academic studies can tell us about his life. Levenson addresses, among other things, the idea of the covenant, the relationship between universalism and particularism in the story of Abraham, the bond of Isaac and the relationship between the sexes as described in Genesis. (Video, 54 minutes.)
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