| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) |
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The Library of Second Temple Studies |
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Library of Second Temple studies.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 DOES THE TESTAMENT OF ABRAHAM BELONG TO A GENRE? HUMOR IN THE TESTAMENT OF ABRAHAM; Chapter 3 CHARACTERIZATION OF ABRAHAM; Chapter 4 CHARACTERIZATION OF MICHAEL; Chapter 5 CHARACTERIZATION OF DEATH; Chapter 6 THE PLOT OF THE TESTAMENT OF ABRAHAM; Chapter 7 COMPARISON OF THE GREEK MANUSCRIPTS; Chapter 8 CONCLUSION; Appendix 1 FIFTY-FOUR NARRATIVE UNITS OF THE TESTAMENT OF ABRAHAM; Appendix 2 CITATIONS OF THE THREE MANUSCRIPT FAMILIES; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J |
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| 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 t |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Abraham (Biblical patriarch) -- Death and burial
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| SUBJECT |
Abraham (Biblical patriarch) fast |
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Testament of Abraham -- Criticism, Textual
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Testament of Abraham -- Criticism, Narrative
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Testament of Abraham fast |
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Wit and humor in the Bible.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Bible Study Guides.
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Death and burial of a person
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Wit and humor in the Bible
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567294395 |
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0567294390 |
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