The Conversion of Abraham to Judaism Christianity and Islam
BackAbraham is often described as the common father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the three traditions that venerate his memory. Noted Harvard Professor of Jewish Studies, Jon D. Levenson argues that Abraham both separates and links the surviving Abrahamic religious communities and does so in interesting ways. Series: "Humanitas" [3/2006] [Humanities] [Show ID: 11497]
Channel: Education
Uploaded: March 31, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Author: uctelevision
Length: 01:30:01
Rating: 4.00
Views: 1474
Tags: religion judaism christianity islam
Video Comments:
musliminshallah (November 2, 2008 at 1:16 pm)
yeah but what he meens is abraham didnt do the things that so called religious people of today do, like for example muslims give a certain amount of zakat, and fast for a certain amount of days and shave there hair and beard a certain way
musliminshallah (November 2, 2008 at 1:18 pm)
...and wear certain clothes, and wash in a specific way, and sleap on the back, and are told if they do the kalma then they believe the true God etc but abraham didnt do none of these things thats what he meens bro
sonofblessed (April 23, 2008 at 10:13 pm)
Every point he brings up is examined and answered in religious Jewish sources - he should expand his purview to the Tanakh and Talmud. An Orthodox Jew.
122nerdbombs (June 27, 2008 at 1:40 am)
Was he right or wrong? (the guy in the video)
sonofblessed (June 27, 2008 at 4:38 am)
Well, I don't remember exactly what he said because I watched this a long time ago. The thing that bothered me most about this lecture is that he was attempting to answer these pretty insightful questions, but on his own whims and terms. There are two problems with that, a) the Jewish tradition both raises and answers these same questions, and b) people can't just make up their own answers while disregarding what is already there.
sonofblessed (June 27, 2008 at 4:40 am)
I'll watch it again sometime but he brought up many points, which would make it hard to conclude if he was right or wrong. Do you mean if he was right or wrong on each point or on his conclusion?
dis00a (April 3, 2008 at 4:24 pm)
Enviably insightful. Thanks to UCSB for making Dr. Levenson's lecture available.
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