Abraham and Nimrod in the Shadow of Zarathustra

The article focuses on a rabbinic story which tells the casting of Abraham into a fiery furnace by Nimrod and provides insights that reimagines and reconfigures the Nietzschean figure of Zarathustra in Late Antiquity. Topics covered include how the authors of the rabbinic narrative used a diverse ar...

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Published in:The journal of religion
Main Author: Kiel, Yishai 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2015
In: The journal of religion
Further subjects:B ZOROASTER, 660 B.C.-583 B.C
B ABRAHAM (Biblical patriarch)
B Rabbis
B Religions
B Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900
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Summary:The article focuses on a rabbinic story which tells the casting of Abraham into a fiery furnace by Nimrod and provides insights that reimagines and reconfigures the Nietzschean figure of Zarathustra in Late Antiquity. Topics covered include how the authors of the rabbinic narrative used a diverse array of Greek sources related to the figure of Zarathustra and how the intersections of the early biographies of Abraham and Zarathustra sparked the imagination of pre-Islamic authors.
ISSN:1549-6538
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/678533