Before Abraham departs this life, heaven sends the archangel Michael to the patriarch's tent at Mamre. What follows is a journey unlike any other in sacred literature: Abraham is carried through the heavens, shown the narrow gate and the wide gate, and made to witness the judgment of souls — the weighing of deeds, the fate of the righteous, and the punishment of the wicked. The Testament of Abraham is one of the most imaginative works of the ancient world, a Jewish apocalypse composed in the centuries around the life of Jesus and preserved for generations within the Ethiopian Church. This modern-English edition renders its vision in clear, inviting language while remaining faithful to the meaning and spirit of the original. Whether read as sacred literature, spiritual reflection, or a doorway into the ancient world's deepest questions about death and justice, this classic speaks with startling freshness. Part of The World Scriptures Library.