RT Article
T1 The Akedah in Pseudo-Philo: A Paradigm of Divine-Human Reciprocity
JF Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
VO 25
IS 3
SP 189
OP 227
A1 Bohlinger, Tavis A.
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1559606231
AB Pseudo-Philo (L.A.B.) presents the Akedah, Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac in Genesis 22, in a unique manner compared to the rest of the Jewish pseudepigrapha. Not only does the Akedah enjoy a greater frequency of recollection in this rewriting of Israel's foundational narrative, but a special pattern of divine-human interaction can be discerned through examination of the three unambiguous references to the Akedah in L.A.B. Whilst previous studies have focused on these references primarily in the context of atonement theory, the present article seeks to answer a different question: what does the Akedah convey for Pseudo-Philo about the relationship of God with his covenant people? This study proposes that the Akedah represents for Pseudo-Philo the perfect counter-paradigm to Israel's cycle of sin and judgment drawn from Judges and replicated in L.A.B., and is thus the quintessential covenant pattern of divine-human intercourse.
K1 Akedah
K1 Apocryphal books
K1 Bible. Genesis
K1 Covenant
K1 ISAAC (Biblical patriarch)
K1 ISAAC (Biblical patriarch) : Sacrifice
K1 Jewish pseudepigrapha
K1 Pseudo-Philo
K1 Sacrifice
DO 10.1177/0951820716637147