Abraham Meets Death : Narrative Humor in the Testament of Abraham.

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,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ludlow, Jared
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002.
Series:Library of Second Temple studies.
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