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Abraham: One God, Three Wives, Five Religions
The amazing four-thousand-year-old story of Abraham from a fresh & intriguing interfaith perspective that links the scripture & traditions of five religions.
Paperback, 248 pages
Published
October 1st 2011
by Bahai Publishing
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I not sure what the intention of this book was. Frances Worthington examines the life of Abraham and his descendants, from whom she claims five religions developed - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Babi, and Bahai. I admit ignorance of the last two religions other than I knew there was a Bahai faith. Her evidence relies on scriptures from all five of these religions as well as folk tales and myths from several of the faiths. While I enjoyed her mostly accurate depiction of life in ancient Mesopota...more
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The book outlines the history and similarities of all of the Abrahamic religions. As a beginner with no idea about any of this history, this book is very enlightening.
What I liked best about this was that the author tries to "interpret" what various traditions/mysteries mean as opposed to taking their literal meaning. While there are places where I disagree with the author and would accuse her of over-speculation, this is definitely worth a read.
I especially liked the part at the end drawing com...more
What I liked best about this was that the author tries to "interpret" what various traditions/mysteries mean as opposed to taking their literal meaning. While there are places where I disagree with the author and would accuse her of over-speculation, this is definitely worth a read.
I especially liked the part at the end drawing com...more
Five religions descended from Abraham? In addition to those with which I was already familiar, this book illuminated the 19th century additions of Babi & Bahai. A worthwhile read, with good background on Judaism, Christianity, & Islam.
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