409 "Fear and Trembling" (The Story of Abraham and Isaac) by Soren Kierkegaard
The History of Literature
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The Story of Abraham and Isaac With Zero Faith
The story of abraham's offering of isaac was written in the context of faith. We don't read the story to learn about science, we're talking about humans and religion. What if all you had were the bare bones of this story, a man believes in god and does what he hears god telling him to do? Don't even call it god. And then the voice swoops in again and says, well, now i trust you. Let's hear the rest of the story so we're all on the same page after that.
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