Daily Archives: November 16, 2009

Closure

I’m reading Shalom Spiegel’s The Last Trial right now. It’s about Jewish legends concerning the akedah, Abraham’s binding and near-sacrifice of his son, Isaac, in Genesis 22. The book has several interesting details, such as parallels to the akedah in … Continue reading

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