02759nam 2200637 a 450 991045240530332120200520144314.00-8276-1142-01-299-13240-5(CKB)2550000001000187(EBL)1122628(OCoLC)827207316(SSID)ssj0000821998(PQKBManifestationID)11432265(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821998(PQKBWorkID)10753598(PQKB)11048667(MiAaPQ)EBC1122628(OCoLC)841903665(MdBmJHUP)muse24594(Au-PeEL)EBL1122628(CaPaEBR)ebr10656994(CaONFJC)MIL444490(EXLCZ)99255000000100018720121018d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe gods are broken![electronic resource] the hidden legacy of Abraham /Jeffrey K. SalkinPhiladelphia Jewish Publication Society20131 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8276-0931-0 Includes bibliographical references.1. Out of Ur -- 2. Abraham the iconoclast -- 3. Which Gods shall we break today? -- 4. Three paths to the sacred -- 5. The primal trauma of the Jewish people -- 6. (Re)embracing Tera -- 7. From broken idols to broken tablets -- 8. The sound of broken glass: Jewish iconoclasm and anti-Semitism.The story of Abraham smashing his father's idols might be the most important Jewish story ever told and the key to how Jews define themselves. In a work at once deeply erudite and wonderfully accessible, Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin conducts readers through the life and legacy of this powerful story and explains how it has shaped Jewish consciousness. Offering a radical view of Jewish existence, The Gods Are Broken! views the story of the young Abraham as the "primal trauma" of Jewish history, one critical to the development of a certain Jewish comfort with rebelliousness and one tAntisemitismIdols and imagesWorshipBiblical teachingIconoclasmMonotheismBiblical teachingElectronic books.Antisemitism.Idols and imagesWorshipBiblical teaching.Iconoclasm.MonotheismBiblical teaching.296.4/9Salkin Jeffrey K.1954-1029151MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452405303321The gods are broken2459284UNINA