The Apocalypse of Abraham
Historical edition · 1918 · 23,613 words
Abraham’s rejection of idols opens into an angel-guided vision of heaven, sacrifice, and the course of human history. This apocalyptic work survived outside the familiar biblical collection through its Slavonic transmission.
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my father Terah to his gods of wood and stone, gold and silver, brass and iron ; ^ having entered into their temple for service, I found the god whose name was Merumath ^ (which was) hewn out of stone, fallen forward at the feet of the iron god Nahon.' And it came to pass, when I saw it, my heart was per- plexed, and * I considered in my mind that I should not be able to bring him back to his place, I, Abraham, alone, ^ because he was heavy, being of a large stone,* and I went forth and made it known to my father. And he …
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