title: Abraham: The Tests of Faith
author:  H. Ray Dunning 
description: H. RAY DUNNING is professor emeritus of theology at Trevecca Nazarene University. He holds an MA and a PhD from Vanderbilt University and has served as a pastor, lecturer, and speaker in numerous churches around the United States. Dr. Dunning has authored and edited numerous books on Christian faith and practice, including Grace, Faith, and Holiness; The Second Coming; and Biblical Resources for Holiness Preaching (2 volumes).
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  The Covenant
   
  Historical Essay on the
  Origin of the Abrahamic Faith
  by Means of Deification,
  with a foreword by
  Professor Alex Zieba, Ph.D.
   
  by BERNARD LAMBORELLE
  
   
   
  No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, distributed, displayed publicly, made available,
  translated or transmitted to a third party, without obtaining express written permission, in advance,
  from the author.
  Bible verses are extracted from King James version of the Old Testament that is in the Public Domain
  (uncopyrighted).
  Cover page photograph : Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn. Sacrifice of Isaac.
  Oil on canvas. 193x132 cm. Inv.no. GE-727.
  The State Hermitage State Museum, St. Petersburg.
   
  Copyright © 2009-2018 Bernard Lamborelle
  Montreal, CANADA
  All rights reserved. Ver 2.06082018
  ISBN-13: 978-1975832995
  ISBN-10: 197583299X
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  To all men and women 
  willing to challenge their beliefs.
  
  CONTENTS
   
  Foreword
  Preface
  Introduction
  Part I - A Divine or Mortal Lord?
  Religious interpr