The Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son: The Transformation of Child Sacrifice in Judaism and Christianity

The Near Sacrifice And Miraculous Restoration Of A Beloved Son Is A Central But Largely Overlooked Theme In Both Judaism And Christianity. This Book Explores How This Notion Of Child Sacrifice Constitutes An Overlooked Bond Between The Two Religions.-- Pt. I. A Father's Gift -- Child Sacrifice In The Hebrew Bible: Deviation Or Norm? -- Yhwh Versus Molech -- The Sacrifice Of The Son As The Imitation Of God -- El And The Beloved Son -- The People Israel As The Son Of God -- The Sacrifice Of The First-born Son: Eradicated Or Transformed? -- Pt. Ii. The Beloved Sons In Genesis -- First-born And Late-born, Fathers And Mothers -- The Loved And The Unloved -- Favor And Fratricide -- Let Me Not Look On As The Child Dies -- The Aqedah As Etiology -- Isaac Unbound -- The Beloved Son As Ruler And Servant -- Pt. Iii. The Beloved Son Between Zion And Golgotha -- The Rewritten Aqedah Of Jewish Tradition -- The Displacement Of Isaac And The Birth Of The Church -- The Revisioning Of God In The Image Of Abraham. Jon D. Levenson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [233]-250) And Indexes.