“Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?”
Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? — the appeal to Abraham invokes the most honored figure in the Judeo-Christian tradition, arguing that Abraham's dikaiosynē (righteousness) was established through his work (ergon) of offering Isaac. The reference to Genesis 22 draws from the narrative of supreme obedience and trust, showing that Abraham's faith was not merely internal conviction but expressed through willingness to sacrifice what was most precious. The 'on the altar' signals the cultic, covenantal significance of this act.
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