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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ludlow, Jared
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002.
Colección:Library of Second Temple studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a 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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