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Abraham Meets Death: Narrative Humor in the Testament of Abraham (JSP Supplements)
Jared Ludlow
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Description for Abraham Meets Death: Narrative Humor in the Testament of Abraham (JSP Supplements)
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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 then excised most of these comic elements.
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 then excised most of these comic elements.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826462046
SKU
V9780826462046
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About Jared Ludlow
Jared Ludlow received his Ph.D. from the University of California Berkeley and is currently an Assistant Professor of History and Religion at Brigham Young University, Hawaii.
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