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Exegesis: The Role Of Abraham In The Book Of Genesis

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Duncan Wasimbi
O.T Exegesis:Term Paper 1
21st May, 2015

Abraham as a prophet
My paper discusses how Abraham fits into the category of the Old Testament prophets and how reading Abraham as a prophet affects our reading of Genesis 12-23 and our understanding of his role as a patriarch of the Jews, Christians and muslims.I plan to do this by discussing common Characteristic features Abraham has with the Old Testament and how those features are useful in reading Abraham and understanding his role as both a Jewish, A christian and Muslim patriarch.
The story begins with the visit by three strangers to Abrahams tent.

The strangers are later on identified as the Lord in the continuation of the story that comes just before they are mentioned.Also, …show more content…

The theme of obedience in the book of Abraham
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