Ishmael and Esau : marginalized men of the Bible -- Ishmael in the Bible -- Esau in the Bible -- Ishmael in Tannaitic and Amoraic literature -- The Tannaitic sources -- The Amoraic sources -- The rabbis and their others -- The pairing of Ishmael and Esau in rabbinic literature -- Esau as real other -- Ishmael, the Ishmaelites, and the children of Keturah -- The Arab descendants of Ishmael-- Abraham's descendants and Israel's divine election -- The role of Christianity in the depiction of other -- Ishmael in later Midrashim -- The treatment of Ishmael in Pirke Rabbi Eliezer -- Abraham's visits in Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer -- Abraham's visits in Arabic sources -- Revisiting the visits -- The Ishmaelites in Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-199) and index
