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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Coleran, J. E.

Origins of the Old Testament Sacrifice

in: Catholic Biblical Quarterly, v. 2 (1940), issue 2: pp.130-144.

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

Sacrifice in the Psalms

in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 41-58

Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.

Cross, L. B.; Grensted, L. W. (Ed.)

Sacrifice in the Old Testament

in: The Atonement in History and in Life, pp. 33-64

London: S.P.C.K., 1929.

Daiches, S.; Epstein, I. - Levine, E. - Roth, C. (Eds.)

The Meaning of Sacrifices in the Psalms

in: Essays in Honour of the Very Rev. Dr. J. H. Hertz on the occasion of his seventieth birthday, September 25, 1942 , pp. 97-109

London: E. Goldston, 1944.

De Vaux, R.

Studies in Old Testament Sacrifice

Cardiff: University of Wales, 1964.

Dobbie, R.

Sacrifice and Morality in the Old Testament

in: Expository Times, v. 70 (1959), issue : pp.297-300.

Drewer, L.; Hourihane, C. (Ed.)

Jephthah and His Daughter in Medieval Art: Ambiguities of Heroism and Sacrifice

in: Insights and Interpretations: Studies in Celebration of the Eighty-Fifth Anniversary of the Index of Christian Art, pp. 35–59

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002.


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