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Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham
Title | Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2001 |
Series Editor | Tvedtnes, John A., Brian M. Hauglid, John Gee, and John Gee |
Series Title | Studies in the Book of Abraham |
Series Volume | 1 |
Number of Pages | 565 |
Publisher | Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University |
City | Provo, UT |
Keywords | Abraham (Prophet); Ancient Judaism; Early Christianity; Islam; Judaism; Middle Ages |
Abstract | Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham represents the first in a series of books in the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS) collection at Brigham Young University. Here the authors have assembled and translated more than 100 ancient and medieval stories from their original Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Persian, Coptic, and Egyptian sources, all in an effort to piece together the early life of Abraham. This unprecedented compilation sheds new light on the Latter-day Saint scripture, Book of Abraham, as an authentic ancient text and will be a welcome resource for biblical and religious studies scholars. |
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Table of Contents
- Editors' Introduction
- Earliest Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham
- Jewish Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham
- Christian Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham
- Muslim Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham
- Other Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham
- Appendix A: Excerpts from The Theban Cache and Other Egyptian Texts
- Appendix B: The Sufi Philosophers and Kolob
- Appendix C: MS Huntington 388
- Illustrations
- Index A: Unique Elements of the Book of Abraham Supported by Extrabiblical Traditions
- Index B: Citations
- Index C: Subject
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