The Call of Abraham – Study Guide, Additional Resources

Recommended Readings:

• Nahum M. Sarna, Understanding Genesis (New York: Schocken, 1966), 81–136.
• Joel S. Baden, The Promise to the Patriarchs (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013).

Articles: (click to view)

• “Abraham” by Ronald Hendel
• “And You Shall Be a Blessing” by Sharon G. Forman

Lectures: (click to view)

• YDS Old Testament Interpretation, Part 1 – Lecture 10, by Robert Wilson
• YDS Old Testament Interpretation, Part 1 – Lecture 11, by Robert Wilson

Videos: (click to view)

• YBS Book of Genesis study with Professor Joel Baden – full lecture
• Why Abraham?, Dr. Joel S. Baden
• Was Abraham the First Jew?, Dr. Joel S. Baden
• Go Forth From Your Native Land, Dr. Joel S. Baden
• Faith vs. Works, Dr. Joel S. Baden
• Circumcision as a Sign of Covenant, Dr. Joel S. Baden
• Patriarchal Promise, Dr. Joel S. Baden

Podcasts: (click to access)

• “This Land to Possess” (Lent 2), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast
• “Those Traveling Through Our Midst (Second Sunday in Lent), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast

Maps: (click to view)

• “Abraham’s journey” at Encyclopædia Britannica

Art: (click to view)

• “God’s Covenant with Abraham” by Jan Goeree and A. de Blois
• “God’s Promises to Abram” by James Tissot
• “Righteous Forefather Abraham Icon” at Orthodox Church in America