The Apocalypse of Abraham

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The Apocalypse of Abraham opens with a remarkable scene: the young Abraham in his father Terah’s workshop, surrounded by idols. Systematically, methodically, he tests each idol and finds it hollow, carved, impotent. He destroys them. Then God speaks to him, and what follows is one of the most intense mystical journeys in all apocalyptic literature: Abraham ascends through the heavens on the wings

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Edition030

FormatDigital PDF

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TraditionLost Scripture

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Context without the mythology.

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01 / Historical context

1st–2nd century AD. Survives only in Old Slavonic translation. Never included in Western canon despite being known to early Church fathers.

02 / Why it matters

Abraham’s journey to the throne of God. Lost in the West. Here recovered.

From / associated with the text

““And I heard a voice like the roaring of the sea, and it said: Blessed art thou, Abraham, friend of God, who hath loved thee.””

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The Apocalypse of Abraham

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