Summary: Isaac, the son of Abraham, faces a deep emotional trauma after nearly being sacrificed by his father. This event shatters his trust and sense of self, leaving him feeling inadequate and overshadowed. As a result, Isaac struggles with his identity and relationships throughout his life, ultimately becoming a minor character in his own story.
All sons are existentially derivative and dependent on their fathers. They carry seeds of the traits and dispositions that defined their sires, and the names and lineages they inherit fashion to some extent their own self-images. (View Highlight)
Genesis tells the interlinked stories of three patriarchs: Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac’s son Jacob. Grandsire and grandson are larger than life, robust in both their appetites and ambitions. Isaac, the middle term connecting them, is strangely lackluster. (View Highlight)