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| Antikythera Mechanism from second century BCE. This was an early analog computer which could calculate positions of astronomical objects. |
INTRODUCTION:
Much has been written about the
idea that Judaism, Christianity and Islam are united under the general banner
of Abrahamic faiths. This is a good thing because we would all rather live in a
world where there is more harmony than disharmony and there are certainly many
areas where we have much in common. However, testing the notion of Abrahamic faith
from a technically theological position reveals some interesting fault lines.
This article, based extensively
on the writings of Professor Jon D Levenson[1]
from Harvard Divinity School, explores how differently Abraham is depicted
within the three main faith groups of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
