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On pages 18 through 19 Feiler writes, "He has no mother.

Book Club Discussion Questions for Abraham by Bruce Feiler

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On pages 18 through 19 Feiler writes, "He has no mother.

He has no past. He has no personality.
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The man who will redefine the world appears suddenly, almost as an afterthought, with no trumpet fanfare, no fluttering doves… [Abram]…goes on to abandon his father at age seventy-five, leave his homeland, move to Canaan, travel to Egypt, father two sons change his name, cut off part of his penis, do the same for his teenager and newborn, exile his first son, attempt to kill his second, fight a world war, buy some land, bury his wife, father another family, and die at one hundred-seventy-five." What appeals to you most about Abram/Abraham's life?

What part(s) of his life are most difficult to understand or admire?
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