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Abraham is the father of three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In "The God of Abraham," Christopher Bamford explores the central role of Abraham in the evolution of humanity's relationship with God and His Creation.

Clearly, Abraham, who received the “h” into the spelling of his name to indicate his unique status as initiating the cycle of the Complete Human, occupies a special place in our history, one perhaps we should pay greater attention to. As the matrix of the “Abrahamic” cycle, which he initiates and superintends, he plants, as it were, the archetype or seed of the universal humanity in the human heart. In this way, he marks the turn from mythic hiero-history represented by Adam, Seth, Enoch, and Noah to our present global age, whose call to unconditional hospitality, generosity, and a heart without idolatry we ignore at our peril.

Abraham tells us very little of his God. He is not a theologian, or perhaps his theology is not one that can be spoken, or still more accurately stated, his is a theology he prefers not to speak about. Whatever we can glean of Abraham’s God we must infer from the images and metaphors that make up the marvelous epic of Abraham’s own actions and deeds.
 
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