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Testament of Abraham / Dale C. Allison, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allison, Dale C., Jr., 1955-
- Series:
- Commentaries on early Jewish literature
- Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Testament of Abraham--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Testament of Abraham.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (544 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first verse-by-verse commentary on the Greek text of the humorous Testament of Abraham, makes use of a vast range of sources to place the work within the history of both Jewish and Christian literature.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION
- I. The Greek Texts
- II. The Other Versions
- III. The Relation of the Two Greek Recensions
- IV. Jewish or Christian?
- V. Local Origin
- VI. Date
- VII. Genre
- VIII. Structure
- IX. Literary Themes and Leading Ideas
- X. Bibliography
- COMMENTARY
- Chapter 1: Abraham's Virtues, Michael's Assignment
- Chapter 2: Michael and Abraham meet Each Other
- Chapter 3: Signs and Wonders
- Chapter 4: God commissions Michael again
- Chapter 5: Isaac's Dream
- Chapter 6: Recognition of Michael's Identity
- Chapter 7: Isaac's Dream, Michael's Interpretation, Abraham's Refusal
- Chapter 8: God's Speech
- Chapter 9: Abraham strikes a Bargain
- Chapter 10: Abraham surveys the World
- Chapter 11: Two Ways and Two Gates
- Chapter 12: The Postmortem Judgment
- Chapter 13: The Judgment Interpreted
- Chapter 14: Abraham Repents and Intercedes
- Chapter 15: Abraham reneges
- Chapter 16: God sends Death to Abraham
- Chapter 17: Death reveals Himself
- Chapter 18: The Resurrection of Abraham's Servants
- Chapter 19: The Interpretation of Death's Self-Revelation
- Chapter 20: Abraham's Death
- Index of References
- Index of Names and Subjects
- Index of Modern Authors
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Contains:
- Testament of Abraham. English.
- ISBN:
- 9783110923971
- 3110923971
- OCLC:
- 872676479
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