Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith (Second Edition) (Biblia.com)

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Although the roots of Christianity run deep into Hebrew soil, many Christians remain regrettably uninformed about the rich Jewish heritage of the church. Our Father Abraham delineates the vital link between Judaism and Christianity, exemplified by the common ancestry of the two faiths traceable back to Abraham. Marvin Wilson calls Christians to reexamine their Semitic heritage to regain a more...

the Lord proclaimed through his prophet, “Look to the rock from which you were cut … look to Abraham, your father” (Isa. 51:1–2). Genesis 12 records the call of Abraham. God told him that his offspring would inherit the land of Canaan (v. 7; cf. 13:15; 17:8) and that he would have numerous descendants (12:2; cf. 13:16; 15:5). God also promised Abraham, “all peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (12:3; cf. 18:18; 22:18). In the New Testament, Peter’s speech to his fellow Jews gathered near

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