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Testament of Abraham / Dale C. Allison, Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Commentaries on early Jewish literaturePublisher: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2003Description: 1 online resource (544 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110923971
  • 3110923971
  • 3110178885
  • 9783110178883
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Testament of Abraham.DDC classification:
  • 229/.914 21
LOC classification:
  • BS1830.T32 A45 2003eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • 11.37
  • BC 3115
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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
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)674267

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes the text of the Testament of Abraham in English.

Print version record.

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.

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