WATCHING THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC:

BAKHTIN, DIALOGISM AND GENESIS 22:1-19

Karen Ann Halvorsen Wacome

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Previous Engagements - Genesis 12-21

Chapter Three: God's Command - Genesis 22:1-2

Chapter Four: Abraham's Response and the Narrator's Tale - Genesis 22: 3-10

Chapter Five: Insight and Vision - Genesis 22: 11-19

Chapter Six: Fleshing Out the Sacrifice of Isaac - Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Chagall

Chapter Seven: Conclusion

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