Abraham traditions in Middle Jewish literature : implications for the interpretation of Galatians and Romans
In the first three sections of the thesis it is shown how the figure of Abraham functioned in different types of Middle Jewish works. In several different contexts, Abraham functioned as the ideal Jew. The most popular traditions were that Abraham was the first monotheist and anti-idolater, he was o...
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University of Sheffield
1993
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363673 |