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Explores rabbinic views of Ishmael, the biblical figure seen as the first Arab.

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Author:   Carol Bakhos
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Edition:   New ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9780791467596

ISBN 10:   0791467597
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   03 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Methodology Overview 1. Ishmael and Esau: Marginalized Men of the Bible Ishmael in the Bible Esau in the Bible 2. Ishmael in Tannaitic and Amoraic Literature The Tannaitic Sources The Amoraic Sources 3. The Rabbis and Their Others The Pairing of Ishmael and Esau in Rabbinic Literature Esau as Real Other Ishmael, the Ishmaelites, and the Children of Keturah The Arab Descendants of Ishmael Abraham's Descendants and Israel's Divine Election The Role of Christianity in the Depiction of the Other 4. Ishmael in Later Midrashim The Treatment of Ishmael in Pirke Rabbi Eliezer Abraham's Visits to Ishmael in Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer Abraham's Visits to Ishmael in Arabic Sources Revisiting the Visits The Ishmaelites in Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

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This book is an excellent, readable, and much-needed resuscitation of the reputation of Ishmael. Bakhos's masterful control of the rabbinic and collateral traditions combined with her keen eye for relevant detail make this book an informative pleasure to read. It is also an important contribution to presenting a more nuanced view of the polemic between Jews and Muslims over this major biblical figure. -- Gordon D. Newby, author of History of the Jews of Arabia: From Ancient Times to Their Eclipse under

This book is an excellent, readable, and much-needed resuscitation of the reputation of Ishmael. Bakhos's masterful control of the rabbinic and collateral traditions combined with her keen eye for relevant detail make this book an informative pleasure to read. It is also an important contribution to presenting a more nuanced view of the polemic between Jews and Muslims over this major biblical figure. - Gordon D. Newby, author of History of the Jews of Arabia: From Ancient Times to Their Eclipse under Islam

Author Information

Carol Bakhos is Professor of Late Antique Judaism at the University of California at Los Angeles and is the editor of Ancient Judaism in its Hellenistic Context.

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