The ethical expression for what Abraham did is that he meant to murder Isaac; the religious expression is that he meant to sacrifice Isaac—but precisely in this contradiction is the anxiety that can make a person sleepless, and yet without this anxiety Abraham is not who he is.
―Søren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling
Image source 1: Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac (14th c. Missal), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_of_Isaac#/media/File:Abraham_about_to_sacrifice_Isaac.jpg
Image source 2: Sacrifice of Isaac, mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy (547 AD), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_of_Isaac#/media/File:Sacrifice_of_Isaac_mosaic_-_Basilica_San_Vitale_(Ravenna).jpg
Image source 2: Sacrifice of Isaac, mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy (547 AD), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_of_Isaac#/media/File:Sacrifice_of_Isaac_mosaic_-_Basilica_San_Vitale_(Ravenna).jpg
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