Abraham
The First Jew
$33.52
- Hardcover
392 pages
- Release Date
26 June 2025
Summary
The story of Abraham, the first Jew, portrayed as two lives lived by one person, paralleling the contradictions in Judaism throughout its history
In this new biography of Abraham, Judaism’s foundational figure, Anthony Julius offers an account of the origins of a fundamental struggle within Judaism between skepticism and faith, critique and affirmation, thinking for oneself and thinking under the direction of another. Julius describes Abraham’s life as two separate li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300266801 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0300266804 |
| Author: | Anthony Julius |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 618g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 157mm x 217mm |
| Series: | Jewish Lives |
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Critics Review
“A profound exposition.”—Irene Lancaster, Christian Today
“This brilliantly original and often deeply moving book tells the story of Abraham so as to set out a narrative of ‘faith’ itself—the relation of faith to reason, the abiding tension between claimed conviction and inescapable or tragic questioning, the way in which, like Abraham, we may be both ‘residents’ and ‘aliens’ in the world of discourse about God. A unique and searching masterpiece.”—Rowan Williams, theologian and poet, University of Cambridge
“Anthony Julius’s Abraham is beautifully written, provocative, and wise.”—Martha C. Nussbaum, University of Chicago
“Fascinating and profound, scholarly and playful, philosophical and aesthetic, Anthony Julius’s Abraham is an original and compelling hybrid that brings Abraham to life and through him discusses the nature of faith and his own personal philosophy.”—Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem: The Biography
“Learned, rich in revelation, beautifully articulated and researched. In an age when the phrase ‘the Abrahamic religions’ is tossed about with ease, it is more than fascinating to follow Anthony Julius’s meditations on the man himself.”—Stephen Fry, author of Mythos
Anthony Julius
Anthony Julius is deputy chairman of the international law firm Mishcon de Reya and a professor in the Faculty of Laws, University College London. He is the author of T. S. Eliot, Anti-Semitism and Literary Form, among other books. He lives in London, UK.
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