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Christianity, Judaism and Islam - the Children of Abraham - constitute the spiritual foundations of Western civilization. They affect the interactions of entire nations and individuals, though their history is often understood as one of conflict and controversy. The present volume documents past encounters and confrontations, though it also shows that the history of the three faiths is not merely one of conflict but also one of co-existence and dialogue. The rich shared theological traditions of the Abrahamic religions provide positive encouragement to present-day meetings between their followers. The book contains 16 contributions by scholars from various fields of religious studies. It should appeal to everyone interested in interreligious encounters.

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Antti Laato, Dr.Theol. (1988) in Old Testament Exegetics, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, is Professor of Old Testament Exegetics and Judaic Studies at Åbo Akademi University. He has published extensively on the Old Testament, as well as Jewish Messianic beliefs. He is co-editor of Theodicy in the World of the Bible (Brill 2003) and main editor of the series Studies in the Rewritten Bible (Eisenbauns). Pekka Lindqvist, Dr. Theol. (2006) in Judaic Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, is a teacher and post-doctoral research fellow in Exegetics and Judaic Studies at Åbo Akademi University. He has published a monograph Sin at Sinai(/i> (Eisenbrauns 2008) and is currently working on a text book in Finnish on early Jewish texts.

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