Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION : A BRAHAM IN JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN AUTHORS; Chapter Summaries; Chapter 1 A BRAHAM IN THE HEBREW BIBLE; Abraham the Father; Abraham and His Progeny; Abraham the Father in Genesis; Mothers in Genesis; Parenting in Genesis; Parenting after Genesis; Conclusions; Chapter 2 ABRAHAM IN THE OLD TESTAMENT APOCRYPHA*; Sirach 44:19-22; The Akedah Group; The "Inheritance" Group; Passages with Various Purposes; Conclusion
Chapter 3 ABRAHAM IN THE OLD TESTAMENT PSEUDEPIGRAPHA: FRIEND OF GOD AND FATHER OF FATHERSYouth; Prophetic Ministry; Heavenly Status; Conclusion; Chapter 4 ABRAHAM IN REWRITTEN SCRIPTURE; Introduction: "Rewritten Scripture"; Book of Jubilees; The Genesis Apocryphon; Biblical Antiquities; Conclusions; Chapter 5 ABRAHAM IN PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA; Abraham in Philo; Abraham's Relationships; Abraham and His Relationships; Conclusions; Chapter 6 A BRAHAM IN JOSEPHUS' WRITINGS; Josephus as an Exegete; Juxtaposition; Omissions; Doublets; Contradictions
Josephus' Changes as the Product of His Cultural BackgroundConclusion; Chapter 7 ABRAHAM IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES; The Gospel of Matthew; The Gospel of Mark; The Gospel of Luke; The Acts of the Apostles; The Gospel of John; Conclusion; Chapter 8 ABRAHAM IN NEW TESTAMENT LETTERS; Introduction; Searching for a Taxonomy; The Pauline Textual Data; Abraham in Hebrews; Conclusion; Chapter 9 A BRAHAM IN THE A POSTOLIC FATHERS; Introduction; Abraham in 1 Clement; Abraham in Ignatius; Abraham in Barnabas; Conclusion
Chapter 10 A BRAHAM IN CONTEMPORARY GREEKAND LATIN AUTHORSSurvey of the Ancient Literature; Hellenistic Writers on Abraham; Conclusion; Chapter 11 THE FIGURE OF ABRAHAM IN THE ANCIENT GNOSIS; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES; INDEX OF AUTHORS
