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

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.
Subjects:
Abraham > (Biblical patriarch) > Death and burial.
Abraham > (Biblical patriarch)
Testament of Abraham > Criticism, Textual.
Testament of Abraham > Criticism, Narrative.
Testament of Abraham
Wit and humor in the Bible.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Bible Study Guides.
Death and burial of a person
Wit and humor in the Bible
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of 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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