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On the crisis of conscience.

Bruce Lachter¹

¹South Pacific Private Hospital, Manly, NSW, Australia. lachter@ausdoctors.net

Australasian Psychiatry : Bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

|March 29, 2012

Summary

This study explores the crisis of conscience in the Abraham and Isaac biblical narrative. Allegory helps manage intense emotions within a socio-cultural context, potentially preventing violence.

Area of Science:

Biblical Studies
Theology
Ethics

Background:

The narrative of Abraham and Isaac presents a profound moral dilemma.
Understanding the socio-cultural context is crucial for interpreting the story's ethical implications.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the crisis of conscience depicted in the Abraham and Isaac biblical account.
To explore how allegorical interpretation can mediate the emotional and ethical dimensions of the narrative.

Main Methods:

Literary analysis of the biblical text.
Theological interpretation of the Abraham and Isaac story.
Examination of the role of allegory in ethical narratives.

Main Results:

The biblical story of Abraham and Isaac serves as a powerful case study for a crisis of conscience.

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Allegorical readings can contain and contextualize intense emotions within the narrative.

This contextualization may offer a framework that discourages extreme actions or violence.

Conclusions:

The allegorical perspective is key to understanding how intense emotions are managed in the Abraham and Isaac narrative.
Placing the story within its socio-cultural context through allegory can mitigate the perceived justification for bloodshed.
Interpreting the narrative through allegory offers insights into ethical decision-making and the de-escalation of conflict.