The Apocalypse of Abraham in Its Ancient and Medieval Contexts

by Harvard Divinity School and Amy Paulsen-Reed

The Apocalypse of Abraham is a pseudepigraphal work that narrates Abraham's rejection of idol worship and his subsequent ascent to heaven, where he is shown eschatological secrets through angelic mediation. This fascinating text was only preserved in Old Church Slavonic and must be studied as both a medieval Christian and an ancient Jewish text. This monograph addresses the following questions:
-Why were medieval Slavs translating and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900443061X
• ISBN13: 9789004430617
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 246 Pages