Armenian Apocrypha Relating to Abraham

by Michael E Stone

Overview

This volume introduces a cycle of stories about Abraham as preserved in fifteen unpublished, late medieval manuscripts in Armenian, published here in English for the first time with commentaries, annotations, and critical apparatus. The texts present embroidered Abraham stories dealing with his youth, his life in Egypt, the binding of Isaac, the story of Melchizedek, and other tales. Embedding Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and other ancient traditions, these texts demonstrate mutual borrowing and influence over centuries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589837966
Publisher:	Society of Biblical Literature
Publication date:	05/03/2013
Series:	Sbl - Early Judaism and Its Literature (Cloth Edition)
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)