Abstract:
In this article the authors try to trace the possible influence of the
'sacrifice' of Isaac, as narrated in Genesis 22, on the proclamation of
Jesus as the suffering Messiah. The New Testament authors made use of
this tradition to explain the death and resurrection of Jesus within the
context of Jewish belief. As Abraham and Isaac were examples of suffering
righteous figures, Jesus became the prime example of the suffering
Messiah for the Christian community and the believer under oppression.
