How Abraham and Isaac Helped to Lay the Foundations of Western Culture

Abraham is, in many ways, a foundational contributor to Western cultural tradition, as well as being central to the storyline of the Biblical text. In our series on Foundations of Western Culture, we began by looking at the background and calling of this verifiable historical figure.

Any information drawn from the Bible is now largely scorned in the secular community, but to understand the roots of our modern Western society, its history, its ethical and moral principles, the content of the Biblical text needs to be known. This video continues to explore the cultural impact of Abraham as well as his son, Isaac.