Testament of Abraham

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Walter de Gruyter, 2003 - Bibles - 527 pages

This first verse-by-verse commentary on the Greek text of the Testament of Abraham places the work within the history of both Jewish and Christian literature. It emphasizes the literary artistry and comedic nature of the Testament, brings to the task of interpretation a mass of comparative material, and establishes that, although the Testament goes back to a Jewish tale of the first or second century CE, the Christian elements are much more extensive than has previously been realized. The commentary further highlights the dependence of the Testament upon both Greco-Roman mythology and the Jewish Bible. This should be the standard commentary for years to come.

 

Contents

The Greek Texts 48
4
The Relation of the Two Greek Recensions 12 222223
12
Jewish or Christian?
28
Chapter 1
63
Michael and Abraham meet Each Other
82
Signs and Wonders
101
Chapter 7
106
Chapter 4
112
Abraham surveys the World
216
Chapter 11
230
Chapter 12
250
The Judgment Interpreted
274
Chapter 14
294
Abraham reneges
307
Chapter 17
326
The Resurrection of Abrahams Servants
359

God commissions Michael again
125
Chapter 5
144
Recognition of Michaels Identity
157
Isaacs Dream Michaels Interpretation Abrahams Refusal
171
Gods Speech
186
Abraham strikes a Bargain
199
Chapter 20
381
Index of References
413
Index of Names and Subjects
512
Index of Modern Authors
521
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About the author (2003)

Dale C. Allison Jr. is Errett M. Grable Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Early Christianity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa./USA.