In the first text, the protagonist of the story is Abraham and his willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac in the name of God. In doing so, he has been regarded as the father of faith; however, Kierkegaard is complaining that in contemporary times, no one seems to be content with faith. He author believes that Abraham’s faith is incomprehensible as he unquestionably sought to obey God’s orders. The Exordium does elaborate on four alternative paths which could have been adopted by Abraham; however, that would not have accorded him the status of being the father of faith.