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Title The children of Abraham : Judaism, Christianity, Islam / F.E. Peters ; with a foreword by John L. Esposito.
Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2004.
Edition New ed.

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 Purdy-Kresge Library  BM 157 .P47 2004    CHECKED IN
Description xix, 237 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : the scripture : some preliminary notions -- The promise and the heirs -- A contested inheritance -- Community and hierarchy -- The Law -- Scripture and tradition -- The worship of God -- Renunciation and aspiration -- Thinking and talking about God -- Epilogue : sacred history.
Summary Compares and contrasts Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in relation to their communities, laws, scriptures, liturgy, mysticism, and theology.
Subject Judaism -- History -- To 1500.
Islam -- History -- To 1500.
Christianity.
Added Title Bridging Cultures Muslim Journeys (NEH).
ISBN 9780691120416 : $35.00
0691120412 : $35.00
OCLC # mjc2004040049
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