Jon D. Levenson: The Conversion of Abraham to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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First Aired: 3/6/2006
83 minutes

Abraham is often described as the common father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the three traditions that venerate his memory. Noted Harvard Professor of Jewish Studies, Jon D. Levenson argues that Abraham both separates and links the surviving Abrahamic religious communities and does so in interesting ways. (#11497)