The Last Trial: The Akedah--On the Legends and Lore of the Command to Abraham to Offer Isaac As a Sacrifice

(PUBJewish Lights)''An intellectual tour de force. Spiegel takes a medieval poem of Jewish martyrdom and uses it as a device for a close reading of the binding of Isaac. Draws on religious, historical, and literary traditions to raise horrifying questions,''---Schocken Guide to Jewish Books. 162 pages, softcover.