A book of the Beta Israel Secondary Canon.
A likely originally Jewish work first written in Greek, and later translated to Coptic, then Arabic, and finally Ge'ez, first in a Christian and later in a Beta Israel recension.
| Version | Modern or critical edition | Selected manuscript/s |
|---|---|---|
 Beta Israel Testament of Abraham (Gädlä Abrəham) - in Ge'ez | ገድሉ ፡ ለአቡነ ፡ አብርሃም ። ዐይን: C. Conti Rossini see also: Aescoly's edition. See also: transcription of d'Abbadie 107 (with translation). |
Cambridge Or. 1878; d'Abbadie 107 (source of Rossini and Aescoly's editions); Faitlovitch 9 (p: 8); Faitlovitch 10 (p: 7); Faitlovitch 12; Faitlovitch 13 (p: 12) |
| Version | Modern or critical edition | Selected manuscript/s |
|---|---|---|
 Christian Ethiopic Testament of Abraham: "direct translation" from the Arabic - in Ge'ez | ገድሉ ፡ አብርሃም ። ዐይን: Martin Heide. Not available online. |
EAP286/1/1/406 = EMML 1496; Gunda Gunde 16 (img: 43) |
 Christian Ethiopic Testament of Abraham: "free translation" from the Arabic - in Ge'ez (only partially extant) | ገድሉ ፡ አብርሃም ። ዐይን: Aescoly, 1951 | BNF Éthiopien 134 |
 Greek Testament of Abraham: Short Recension - in Greek (the basis for the Ge'ez versions) | Διαθηκη του Πατριαρχου Αβρααμ πηγή: James, 1892 See also: Plaintext of James' edition from the Online Critical Pseudepigrapha. "Recension B".; James' edition w/ updated translation by Michael Stone, 1972 Schmidt's improved critical edition "Le Testament Grec d'Abraham", 1986. Text not available at this link. | BNF Grec 1613 (Schmidt "A"); BNF Supplément grec 162 (Schmidt "B") (these two mss. represent the two extant text-types) |
 Greek Testament of Abraham: Long Recension - in Greek | Διαθηκη Αβρααμ πηγή: James, 1892 See also: Plaintext of James' edition from the Online Critical Pseudepigrapha. "Recension A".; James' edition w/ updated translation by Michael Stone, 1972 Schmidt's newer critical edition "Le Testament Grec d'Abraham", 1986. Text not available at this link. |
Manuscripts of the "long text-type":Group 1:BNF Grec 770 (Schmidt "A"); Group 2: Montpellier, B.i. Section Médecine, H 405 (Schmidt "J") "Recueil de textes en grec: p. 61r"; Monastère Sainte-Catherine, MS gr. 431 (Schmidt "W"); BNF Grec 1313 (Schmidt "F") Manuscripts of the "short text-type":Group 1:Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna, ms. 2702 (Schmidt "P") (c. 129r); Group 2: BNF Grec 1556 (Schmidt "D") but none of the examplars are digitised. |
The Book of Genesis.
The Testaments of the Three Patriarchs and the Homily on Abraham and Sarah
(often joined together as a single work):