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| | Israpundit » Blog Archive » Identity Confusion at Brandeis |
 | | This simple truth was understood by the great religious thinkers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, all of whom used the symbolism of Abraham and his lineage to define their respective religious claims with respect to each other. |
 | | For Reinharz to mess around with such basic theological concepts in the name of “dialogue” and to suggest that long rejected biblical figures ought now to be included among the exemplars of the continuity of Jewish tradition is at the very least an expression of pathetic identity confusion, if not downright ignorance. |
 | | Reinharz’s piece, “Absent Matriarchs and Patriarchs,” appeared in The Jewish Advocate, Boston, June 11, 2006, in response to Jerry Gordon, “Dhimmitude at Brandeis,” Israpundit, May 22, 2006, http://www.israpundit.com/2006/?p=1239. |
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