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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2002
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| Series: | Library of Second Temple studies.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (222 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780567294395 0567294390 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
