Abraham: The Friend of God

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 340 pages
• Published by: Amana Publications July 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1590080092
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1590080092
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Product Description
Abraham, as a prophet and patriarch, is called "the friend of God" in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, and has a place of eminence in the shared scriptures and histories of each of these three monotheistic, prophetic, and Middle Eastern religions.

In Abraham: The Friend of God, Dr. Dirks provides Jewish, Christian and Muslim readers with a unique and original presentation of the life of Abraham. In constructing a chronological biography of Abraham, the author integrated and synthesized information from a wide range of Judaeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, including the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha (i.e., Jubilees and the Genesis Apocryphon), the Qur'an, the authenticated sayings (Sahih Ahadith) of Prophet Muhammad, and the classic books of ancient history authored by Josephus and Al-Tabari. This integrated biographical sketch is embedded in a framework drawn from the various historical and geographical contexts dealing with different aspects of Abraham's life.

About The Author
Dr. Dirks holds B.A. and M.Div. degrees from Harvard University, M.A. and Psy.D. degrees from the University of Denver, and a Sessions Program Certificate from Al-Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. He is a formerly ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, and has been a practicing Muslim for over nine years. After retiring from the practice of clinical psychology, he devotes his time to writing and lecturing on Islam and on the relationship between Islam and Christianity, and has been interviewed on television in several countries. Among his publications are: The Cross and the Crescent: An Interfaith Dialogue between Christianity and Islam, over sixty articles in the behavioral sciences, and over one hundred and fifty articles on the Arabian horse and its history.

Reader Reviews
If you are looking for the universality of God and the root of the three religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism, then this book is for you. Jerald Dirks does an exceptional work of combining the knowledge found in the three scriptures to paint a fascinating portrait of the man who started it all.