| List of Illustrations | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | 5 |
| Pt. 1 | Abraham on Trial | 15 |
| Ch. 1 | Abraham on Trial: Case for the Prosecution | 17 |
| Ch. 2 | Abraham as Alibi? A Trial in California | 35 |
| Pt. 2 | Archaeological and Biblical Evidence | 69 |
| Ch. 3 | Child Sacrifice: Practice or Symbol? | 71 |
| Ch. 4 | Child Sacrifice in the Bible | 87 |
| Pt. 3 | Religious Defenses and Their Silences | 105 |
| Religious Defenses: Prolegomenon | 107 |
| Ch. 5 | Jewish Traditions | 111 |
| Ch. 6 | Christian Commentary | 137 |
| Ch. 7 | Muslim Interpretations | 162 |
| Pt. 4 | The Testimony of Psychoanalysis | 187 |
| Ch. 8 | Freud's Blind Spot | 189 |
| Ch. 9 | Sa(l)vaging Freud | 211 |
| Pt. 5 | The Social Legacy | 231 |
| Ch. 10 | Sacrificing Our Children | 233 |
| Conclusion | 251 |
| Notes | 255 |
| Select Bibliography | 295 |
| Index | 317 |
