Abraham unser Vater: Juden und Christen im Gespräch über die Bibel
Leiden / Köln: E. J. Brill, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. vi, (1) 503pp. Original blue cloth with gilt-stamped publisher's device and lettering on cover and spine. Frontispiece photograph of Otto Michel. Festschrift for Otto Michel on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Account on the relations, respectively interconnectedness of Judaism and Christianity dating back to Abraham, referred to as father of the Jews as well as father of the Christians. Contributions on the subject by many scholars including Martin Buber and Max Horkheimer. Illustrated with four b/w reproductions of the Synagogue in Dura-Europos, San Vitale in Ravenna, the church of the Katherine Convent on the Sinai Peninsula, and of the sarcophagus at the Lateran Museum from the time of Constantine. Text in German. Binding with minor wear. Blind stamp of the Kau Library on title page. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Item #39994
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