Re: KOLPOS ABRAAM

David L. Moore (dvdmoore@ix.netcom.com)
Sat, 09 Aug 1997 12:10:33 -0400

Steven Cox <scox@ns1.chinaonline.com.cn.net> wrote:
>
> Apart from Luke 16 and Josephus' "Discourse concerning Hades"
> has anyone ever come across any other Jewish Greek descriptions
> of KOLPOS ABRAAM?

I wasn't able to find your reference in Josephus; but Joseph
Fitzmyer, in his commentary on Luke in the Anchor Bible Commentary series,
has a note on "to Abraham's bososm" in vol. 2, p. 1132 of his commentary.
He mentions Echa Rabb. 1.85; Pesqita Rabb. 43 # 108b from the late
midrashim, and the Babylonian Talmud, b. Qidd. 72a-b among other sources.

I hope this helps,

David L. Moore
Miami, Florida, USA
Southeastern Spanish District of the A/G Dept. of Education
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