Testament of Abraham B (Short Version Family E ACDHI)

The Testament of Abraham recounts a richly embellished story of Abraham’s death, his heavenly vision, and his final peaceful reception by God. The shorter recension B differs in the order of scenes and is stylistically simpler, showing less influence from Christ-believing traditions.

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1 Ἐγένετο ἡνίκα ἤγγισαν αἱ ἡμέραι Ἀβραὰμ παραστῆναι, ἐλάλησεν κύριος πρὸς Μιχαὴλ λέγων· 2 ἀναστὰς πορεύου πρὸς Ἀβραάμ, λέγων πρὸς αὐτόν· ἐξερχόμενος ἐξελεύσει τοῦ βίου τούτου· 3 ὅτι ἤγγισάν σου αἱ ἡμέραι ὅπως διοικήσεις τὸν οἶκόν σου, πρὸ τοῦ μεταχθῆναί σε ἀπὸ τοῦ κόσμου.