Abraham meets death : narrative humor in the Testament of Abraham / Jared W. Ludlow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ludlow, Jared W.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 41.

Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abraham (Biblical patriarch)--Death and burial.

Abraham.

Abraham (Biblical patriarch).

Testament of Abraham--Criticism, Textual.

Testament of Abraham.

Testament of Abraham--Criticism, Narrative.

Wit and humor in the Bible.

Criticism, Textual.

Physical Description:

viii, 209 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, [2002]

Summary:

This book examines the narratives of the two Greek recensions of the Testament of Abraham. The genre, characterization, and plot of each recension are discussed and then compared. Ludlow illustrates that Recension A used comedy and humour to give a sophisticated treatment of death, the figure death, and judgment and mercy. Through a careful comparison of narrative elements and vocabulary correspondences between the manuscripts of each recension, he discusses a possible transmission model for the recensions, concluding that Recension A, written in comic form, preceded Recension B. Recension B then excised most of these comic elements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-201) and indexes.

ISBN:

0826462049

OCLC:

51556594