Akedah Archives - Dr Israel Drazin

8 11, 2019

Was Isaac angry that Abraham tried to kill him?

By Israel Drazin|2019-11-08T10:36:18-07:00November 8th, 2019|Thoughts|

Many people are convinced that Isaac was angry with his father Abraham because he lied to him when he said that the two were going on a trip to offer a sacrifice to God, implying that the sacrifice would be an animal, and that Abraham tied him up on top of a stone altar, planned [...]

17 10, 2018

Difficulties with the Akedah story explained

By Israel Drazin|2018-10-17T04:01:41-07:00October 17th, 2018|Book Reviews, Thoughts|

The thrust of Soren Kierkegaard’s 1843 influential book “Fear and Trembling” is long reflections on Abraham’s near sacrifice of his son Isaac, a story told in Genesis 22.[1] Kierkegaard concludes from his analysis that Abraham represents the prototype of faith, for he showed faith when he was willing to obey God’s command to [...]