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An analysis of the kabbalah, a mystical Judaic system. This book provides a study of the Kabbablah itself, of its commentators - the 'revisionary ratios' they employed - and of its significance as a model for contemporary criticism.

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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.

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      Publisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
      Published 12 January 2005
      ISBN-13 9780826417374
      978-0826417374
      ISBN-10 082641737X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An analysis of the kabbalah, a mystical Judaic system. This book provides a study of the Kabbablah itself, of its commentators - the 'revisionary ratios' they employed - and of its significance as a model for contemporary criticism.

      Table of Contents
      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.

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