Testament of Abraham

by Dale C. Allison Jr. and Dale C. Allison

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110178885
• ISBN13: 9783110178883
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 543 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary