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According to Leonard Cohen, his song called The Story of Isaac “is about those who would sacrifice one generation on behalf of another”. Is the voice he hears through the story of Abraham and Isaac the one we also hear: "You who build these altars now / to sacrifice these children, / you must not do it anymore."
A talk for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity, 2 July 2023.
Find the text to this and all my talks at bit.ly/johndavies-talks.
According to Leonard Cohen, his song called The Story of Isaac “is about those who would sacrifice one generation on behalf of another”. Is the voice he hears through the story of Abraham and Isaac the one we also hear: "You who build these altars now / to sacrifice these children, / you must not do it anymore."
A talk for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity, 2 July 2023.
Find the text to this and all my talks at bit.ly/johndavies-talks.