Testament of AbrahamThis 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 |
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Common terms and phrases
abbreviates Adam angels Apoc Apocalypse appears Asen B F G biblical Budge chap Christian Chrysostom Clement of Alexandria Comm Commander-in-chief Coptic Death Delcor Deut Didymus of Alexandria dream Ecclus Egyptian Enoch Eusebius Exod Ezek Ezra father Genesis 18 God's Greek Gregory of Nyssa H drops heaven heavenly Hist holy homoioteleuton Isaac James Jesus Jewish John Josephus judge judgment Long Recension Lord Luke LXX Gen LXX Job Macc Mamre Matt Michael Moses Nickelsburg omits original parallel patriarch patristic Philo Phrantzoles prayer Quaest rabbinic RecLng RecShrt righteous Sarah says Schmidt sinners soul speaks story Testament of Abraham texts Theodore the Studite Theodoret of Cyrrhus TOŨ tradition tree words Αβραάμ ἀπὸ αὐτοῦ αὐτούς δὲ εἶπεν ἐκ τοῦ ἐν ἐπὶ θεοῦ καὶ οὐκ πρὸς τὰ τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τοὺς τῷ τῶν