Through sacrifice and unwavering faith, Abraham’s covenant with God prefigures the greater fulfillment in Christ, as depicted ...

Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call.

If Abraham 1 was a philosopher and iconoclast, his near-death experience in a furnace at the court of Nimrod transformed him into Abraham 2, the person of pure faith ... a father figure so ...

He contested the Church’s interpretation of this tale, with Abraham as the “father of faith” for his absolute obedience and submission to God. Alternatively, the Jewish tradition focuses ...

It is through faith that saints and patriarchs receive Divine Approval. Abraham was awarded and revered as “Father of faith” because of his unshak­able faith in the Most High God. Hebrew 11:8 ...

"In this moment, I would like to ask for Abraham's same faith, the 'spes contra spem', hope against all hope" in Latin, said Father Corrao, leading a prayer on Monday morning at Rome's polyclinic.