The three monotheistic religion branched off of each other therefore, most of the events they encounter in their holy book are the same such as the binding of Isaac. The Hebrew Bible scripture has gaps that the reader has to interpret however, the New Testament and the Qur’an scripture fill in the gap with their own interpretation of the events.
The method used to display these events in their scriptures are different whereas the Hebrew bible shapes their scripture with conversations or quotes, the New Testament refers to these events by justifying or explaining the actions taken by God, Abraham and other characters in the holy text. God said to Abraham, “…Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you… Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering and laid …show more content…
God commanded that Abraham has to sacrifice his only son and Abraham obeys God’s command. Many questions such as why Abraham obeyed God without an argument and what was Abraham thinking as God asked him to sacrifice ‘his only son’ is justified in the New Testament. “By faith Abraham, when put to test, offered up Isaac… He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead…” (The New Testament, Hebrews 11:8-21). The New Testament suggests that Abraham obeyed God because of faith but he also knew that God is able to recreate what he has destroyed so, even if Abraham would have to sacrifice Isaac, he would not loose Isaac forever. The actions and conversations that takes place in the Hebrew Bible is justified in the New Testament because the ancient Christ followers were also Jewish descendants since, Jesus himself was born a Jew. Therefore, these two scriptures are connected in a way that the New Testament branched off from the Hebrew Bible meaning that Christ followers are familiar with the text in
The method used to display these events in their scriptures are different whereas the Hebrew bible shapes their scripture with conversations or quotes, the New Testament refers to these events by justifying or explaining the actions taken by God, Abraham and other characters in the holy text. God said to Abraham, “…Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you… Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering and laid …show more content…
God commanded that Abraham has to sacrifice his only son and Abraham obeys God’s command. Many questions such as why Abraham obeyed God without an argument and what was Abraham thinking as God asked him to sacrifice ‘his only son’ is justified in the New Testament. “By faith Abraham, when put to test, offered up Isaac… He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead…” (The New Testament, Hebrews 11:8-21). The New Testament suggests that Abraham obeyed God because of faith but he also knew that God is able to recreate what he has destroyed so, even if Abraham would have to sacrifice Isaac, he would not loose Isaac forever. The actions and conversations that takes place in the Hebrew Bible is justified in the New Testament because the ancient Christ followers were also Jewish descendants since, Jesus himself was born a Jew. Therefore, these two scriptures are connected in a way that the New Testament branched off from the Hebrew Bible meaning that Christ followers are familiar with the text in