Kabbalah and Criticism

Abstract

Prologue: That, too, I must have known Kabbalah Kabbalah and Criticism The Necessity of Misreading Epilogue: The Name Spoken Over the Water. Introduction 1. Does the Testament of Abraham Belong to a Genre? 2. Humour in the Testament of Abraham 3. Characterization of Abraham 4. Characterization of Michael 5. Death in the Testament of Abraham 6. The Plot of the Testament of Abraham 7. Comparison of the Greek Manuscripts 8. Conclusion Appendix 1: The 54 Narrative Units of the Testament of Abraham Appendix 2: Citations of the Three Manuscript Families Bibliography.