Kierkegaard's understanding of Abraham's story wildly freed me
when I was young:
Kierkegaard thinks Abraham is ready to sacrifice his son just because God asks him. There is no reward for doing this. No reason to sacrifice Issac. Just because Abraham feels called to sacrifice Isaac, Abraham is willing: doing what he thinks is right--though the heavens fall.
*****
When I grew older I grew out of this untamed freedom: by carefully examining the biblical story I learned how Abraham freed himself from God's violence. Never again would Abraham listen to (or even hear) the voice of the God who almost moved him to kill his son.
Kierkegaard thinks Abraham is ready to sacrifice his son just because God asks him. There is no reward for doing this. No reason to sacrifice Issac. Just because Abraham feels called to sacrifice Isaac, Abraham is willing: doing what he thinks is right--though the heavens fall.
*****
When I grew older I grew out of this untamed freedom: by carefully examining the biblical story I learned how Abraham freed himself from God's violence. Never again would Abraham listen to (or even hear) the voice of the God who almost moved him to kill his son.
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