Ebook: The Abrahamic religions: a very short introduction

Connected by their veneration of the One God proclaimed by Abraham, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share much beyond their origins in the ancient Israel of the Old Testament. This text explores the intertwined histories of these monotheistic religions, from the emergence of Christianity and Islam to the violence of the Crusades and the cultural exchanges of al-Andalus.;Preface -- The Jewish matrix (1200 BCE-70 CE) -- Jews, gentiles and Christians (200 BCE-200 CE) -- Constructing Judaism and Christianity (70 CE-1054 CE) -- Islam : religion, politics, and the state (600-1258) -- Medieval interactions (700-1500) -- Reform and Enlightenment (1500-1900) -- Modern encounters (1500-2010) -- Epilogue.