The Unbinding of Isaac: A Phenomenological Midrash of Genesis 22

by Stephen J. Stern

In The Unbinding of Isaac, Stephen J. Stern upends traditional understandings of this controversial narrative through a phenomenological midrash or interpretation of Genesis 22 from the Dialogic and Jewish philosophies of Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and, most notably, Emmanuel Levinas. With great originality, Dr. Stern intersects Jewish studies, Biblical studies, and philosophy in a literary/midrashic style that challenges traditional Western...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433111608
• ISBN13: 9781433111600
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 111 Pages