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Student Essays

In this section, we publish student research papers on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and their historical and contemporary interactions. The essays have been selected for their clarity of presentation and excellence in methodology.

Abraham Connection Student Essay Competition 2018 – 2019

Side-by-side statues of Averroes and Maimonides, Cordoba, Spain

Averroes and Maimonides

Kaela Cohan’s paper examines the intersection between religion, philosophy, and sociopolitical circumstance through Averroes and Maimonides
Oil painting by Emilio Sala y Francés (1889) depicting the Grand Inquisitor friar Tomás de Torquemada in 1492 offering to the Catholic Monarchs the Edict of expulsion of the Jews from Spain for their signature.

Jewish-Christian Differentiation

The paper by Molly Smith shows Jewish-Christian Differentiation in the 14th and 15th Century Iberian Peninsula
Oil on wood by Rembrandt titled Young Jew as Christ

Jesus Revisited

The essay by Elli Prinz is an analysis of the life of Jesus regarding his teachings and ministry within the context of his Jewish heritage.

Additional Essays