PO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Books Of Samuel, Bahira, Bsc Young Boys
12 Sep 2016
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The life of muhammad (part 2) and the interpretation of ancient stories. The figure of abraham: a few omitted details (in genesis 11-22) a. i. According to the bible, god called to abraham of mesopotamia to form a new nation in the land of canaan a. ii. If he did exist it would have been around the second millennium bce (1500 bce) (the qur"an and the bible, take his existence for granted) Despite his old age, abraham leaves with his family and companions to this land between modern-day egypt and syria a. iii. By 100 years of age, abraham has a child named ishmael, with his wife"s maidservant (hagar), and then a son with his wife sarah, named isaac a. iv. He eventually commanded to sacrifice isaac, which he was about to do, but was stopped last minute when god saw his loyalty a. v.
