TY - BOOK AU - Allison,Dale C. TI - Testament of Abraham T2 - Commentaries on early Jewish literature SN - 9783110923971 AV - BS1830.T32 A45 2003eb U1 - 229/.914 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Berlin, New York PB - Walter de Gruyter KW - Testament of Abraham KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Testament d'Abraham KW - Critique, interprétation, etc KW - fast KW - Testament Abrahams KW - swd KW - Testament Abrahams KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - Bible Study Guides KW - bisacsh KW - Testament van Abraham (apocrief) KW - gtt KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; ""Preface ""; ""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 Abrahamâ€?S Virtues, Michaelâ€?S Assignment ""; ""Chapter 2 Michael And Abraham Meet Each Other ""; ""Chapter 3 Signs And Wonders ""; ""Chapter 4 God Commissions Michael Again ""; ""Chapter 5 Isaacâ€?S Dream ""; ""Chapter 6 Recognition Of Michaelâ€?S Identity """"Chapter 7 Isaacâ€?S Dream, Michaelâ€?S Interpretation, Abrahamâ€?S Refusal ""; ""Chapter 8 Godâ€?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 Abrahamâ€?S Servants ""; ""Chapter 19 The Interpretation Of Deathâ€?S Self-Revelation """"Chapter 20 Abrahamâ€?S Death ""; ""Index Of References ""; ""1. Bible ""; ""1.1 Hebrew Bible ""; ""1.2 Deuterocanonical Writings ""; ""1.3 New Testament ""; ""2. Old Testament Pseudepigrapha ""; ""3. Dead Sea Scrolls And Related Texts ""; ""4. Apostolic Fathers ""; ""5. Nag Hammadi Codices ""; ""6. New Testament Apocrypha And Pseudepigrapha ""; ""7. Rabbinic Literature ""; ""7.1 Mishnah ""; ""7.2 Tosefta ""; ""7.3 Babylonian Talmud ""; ""7.4 Jerusalem Talmud ""; ""7.5 Targumic Texts ""; ""7.6 Other ""; ""8. Classical And Ancient Christian Writers And Works """"9. Papyri, Inscriptions ""; ""10. Ancient Near Eastern, Samaritan, Persian, Sanskrit, Arabic Sources ""; ""Index Of Names And Subjects ""; ""Index Of Modern Authors "" N2 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=674267 ER -