At 21:38:08 PST on 09-10-96, vikram wrote:

> What is the point of anylzing Abraham ? At most we can say that the purpose of the story is to instill that one must have faith, period. No matter what contradictions, nuances, and frustrations we see in life, we must suspend the universal in favor of the idea that all of this world must have some meaning, thus faith. I see Abraham within this context. Past that. I would assert that one must not get tangled up in the specifics of the story in order to posit anything more.

Just a quick clarification question:

Do you mean the story of Abraham as Kierkegaard treats it or the story in the context of the Torah?

xapis 'uµwv,

Steve