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THE EARLIEST COMMENTARY ON THE AKEDAH1 by R. W. L. MOBERLY Durham Few stories within the Old Testament have received more com- mentary than the story of the testing of Abraham-widely known as the Akedah, the Binding of Isaac-in Gen. xxii 1-19. Particu- larly within Jewish faith and thought the story has been reflected on and commented on so extensively that any survey of all the com- mentary material becomes a major undertaking.2 Within recent years the regular appearance of articles and monographs devoted to the story attests its continuing fascination for the biblical commen- tator.3 The thesis of this further addition to the literature of com- mentary is that there is in fact one part of the story that has been generally neglected, and that, rightly understood, it constitutes the earliest of all the story's recorded commentaries. The part of the story in question is Gen. xxii 15-18, the words of the angel of Yahweh when he calls a second time from heaven. The reason for its comparative neglect is obvious-the main action and drama of the story is contained in xxii 1-14. So, for example, when Rembrandt interprets the story as an artist, it is the
Vetus Testamentum – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1988
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