Topic: 1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)

The Bible, with its plethora of examples of sacrifice and self-sacrifice, plays a pivotal role in shaping the discourse on sacrifice in the early modern world.
This section includes:

  • Sources: A broad selection of early modern writings, encompassing biblical exegesis, theological and philosophical interpretations, various translations, prayer books, and hymns.
  • Iconographic Representations: This visual collection showcases early modern depictions of biblical sacrifices, including key scenes like the Sacrifice of Isaac as interpreted in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
  • Related Bibliography: Complemented by a comprehensive bibliography of scholarly works from the 19th to 21st centuries, offering modern perspectives and analyses of these historical interpretations.

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Beckwith, R. T.; Beckwith, R. T. - Selman, M. J. (Eds.)

Sacrifice in the World of the New Testament

in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 105-110

Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.

Beckwith, R. T.; Beckwith, R. T. - Selman, M. J. (Eds.)

The Death of Christ as a Sacrifice in the Teaching of Paul and Hebrews

in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 130-135

Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.

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Why Would the Deuteronomists Tell About the Sacrifice of Jephthah’s Daughter?

in: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, v. 23 (1998), issue 77: pp.27-38.

Bloch, A.

The Abraham and Isaac Panel: The Sacrifice from the Competition to the Gates of Paradise.

in: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise: Humanism, History, and Artistic Philosophy in the Italian Renaissance, pp. 96-130

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Bremmer, J.; Noort, E. - Tigchelaar, E. (Eds.)

Sacrificing a Child in Ancient Greece: the Case of Iphigeneia

in: The Sacrifice of Isaac: The Aqedah (Genesis 22) and its Interpretations, pp. 21-43

Leiden - Boston - Cologne: Brill, 2002.

Keywords: Child Sacrifice

Butler, T. C.; Metzger, B. M. (Ed.)

Judges

in: Word Biblical Commentary

Nashville: Nelson, 2009.

Carnevale, L.

in: Obbedienza di Abramo e sacrificio di Isacco: la ricezione di un racconto violento tra giudaismo e cristianesimo antico, pp.

Trapani: Il Pozzo di Giacobbe, 2020.

Chilton, B.; Baumgartner, A. I. (Ed.)

Eucharist: Surrogate, Metaphor, Sacrament of Sacrifice

in: Sacrifice in Religious Experience, pp. 175-188

Leiden - Boston: Brill, 2002.

Keywords: Eucharist

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