Ishmael on the Border: Rabbinic Portrayals of the First Arab
Ishmael on the Border is an in-depth study of the rabbinic treatment of Abraham's first-born son, Ishmael. This book examines Ishmael's conflicted portrayal over a thousand-year period and traces the shifts and nuances in his representation within the Jewish tradition before and after the emergence of Islam. In classical rabbinic texts, Ishmael is depicted in a variety of ways. By examining the biblical account of Ishmael's life, Carol Bakhos points to the tension between his membership in...
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Explores rabbinic views of Ishmael, the Biblical figure seen as the first Arab.
Ch. 1Ishmael and Esau : marginalized men of the Bible13Ch. 2Ishmael in Tannaitic and Amoraic literature31Ch. 3The rabbis and their others17Ch. 4Ishmael in later Midrashim85
