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Lucid and insightful, this interdisciplinary retelling of Abraham's adulthood provides a new perspective on Abraham, founder of religious traditions, and an extraordinary study of family dynamics, faith, and leadership. Praise for The First Father Abraham Henry Abramovitch develops a brilliantly humanized portrait of Abraham as patriarch and revolutionary prophet. -Rabbi James E. Ponet Howard M. Holtzmann Jewish Chaplain, Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale Henry Abramovitch, a scholar and Jungian analyst, treats the Biblical figures of Genesis as full-blooded, living, psychologically complex human beings...This is a lyrical and moving reading of Abraham and his family. -David Shulman, Professor of Humanistic Studies and Comparative Religion, Hebrew University A rich and compelling portrait of this towering biblical figure...Henry Abramovitch's innovative approach applies...the perceptions of Jungian psychology to a close and perceptive reading of the biblical text itself. -George Savran, Professor of Bible, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem About the author: Henry Hanoch Abramovitch is Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Education, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and founding President of Israel Institute of Jungian Psychology

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