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Testament of Abraham is a pseudepigraphic text of the Old Testament . Probably composed in the 1st or 2nd century AD , it is of Jewish origin and is usually considered to be part of the apocalyptic literature . It is regarded as scripture by Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews, but not by any other Jewish or Christian groups. It is often treated as one of a trio of very similar works, the other two of which are the Testament of Isaac and Testament of Jacob , though there is no reason to assume that they were originally a single work. All three works are based on the Blessing of Jacob , found in the Bible, in their style. The Arabic Quran also contains a reference to the Suhuf Ibrahim ( Scrolls of Abraham ) in Sura 87, which has no apparent relation to anything in this text.1 The Testament of Abraham was likely written originally in Koine Greek , by someone living in Roman Egypt . Its vocabulary is similar to that used in the later books of the Septuagint and in 3 Maccabees , which were written in Egypt.
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The Testament of Abraham a pseudepigraphic text of the Old Testament . Probably composed in the first or second century CE , it is of Jewish origin and is usually considered to be part of the Apocalyptic literature . It is not regarded as scripture by Jews or any Christian group. It is often treated as one of a trio of very similar works, the other two of which are the Testament of Isaac and Testament of Jacob , though there is no reason to assume that they were originally a single work. All three works are based on the Blessing of Jacob , found in the Bible, in their style.
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The Testament of Abraham is a pseudepigraphic text of the Old Testament .Probably composed in the 1st or 2nd century CE , it is of Jewish origin and is usually considered to be part of the apocalyptic literature .It is regarded as scripture by Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews, but not by any other Jewish or Christian groups. It is often treated as one of a trio of very similar works, the other two of which are the Testament of Isaac and Testament of Jacob , though there is no reason to assume that they were originally a single work. All three works are based on the Blessing of Jacob , found in the Bible, in their style.
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The Testament of Abraham is a pseudepigraphic text of the Old Testament . Probably composed in the 1st or 2nd century CE , it is of Jewish origin and is usually considered to be part of the apocalyptic literature . It is regarded as scripture by Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews, but not by any other Jewish or Christian groups. It is often treated as one of a trio of very similar works, the other two of which are the Testament of Isaac and Testament of Jacob , though there is no reason to assume that they were originally a single work. All three works are based on the Blessing of Jacob , found in the Bible, in their style. The Qur'an also contains a reference to The Scrolls (Arabic: suhuf) of Abraham in Sura 87, which has no apparent relation to anything in this text.
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A text of Jewish apocalyptic literature The Testament of Abraham is a pseudepigraphic text of the Old Testament . Probably composed in the 1st or 2nd century AD , it is of Jewish origin and is usually considered to be part of the apocalyptic literature . It is regarded as scripture by Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews, but not by any other Jewish or Christian groups. It is often treated as one of a trio of very similar works, the other two of which are the Testament of Isaac and Testament of Jacob , though there is no reason to assume that they were originally a single work. All three works are based on the Blessing of Jacob , found in the Bible, in their style. The Testament of Abraham was likely written originally in Koine Greek , by someone living in Roman Egypt . Its vocabulary is similar to that used in the later books of the Septuagint and in 3 Maccabees , which were written in Egypt.
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pseudepigraphic text of the old testament
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no reason to assume that they were originally a single work
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