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Testament of Abraham Ba (Short Version Family B F G)

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 Ἡνίκα ἐπληροῦντο αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς ὅλης βιοτῆς τοῦ παντευλογήτου καὶ δικαίου πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραὰμ τοῦ πατριάρχου, εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς τὸν μέγαν ἀρχιστράτηγον αὐτοῦ Μιχαήλ· 2 ἀναστήθι καὶ πορεύθητι πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ τὸν δοῦλον μου καὶ εἰπὲ αὐτῷ· 3 ἰδοὺ ἐπληρώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς προσκαίρου ζωῆς σου ἵνα καὶ αὐτὸς λαβὼν εἴδησιν, τὰ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ οἰκονομήσει πρὶν ἢ ἀποθάνῃ.