Probably composed in the 1st or 2nd century AD, it is of Jewish origin and is usually considered to be part of the apocalyptic literature.
The Testament of Abraham was likely written originally in Koine Greek, by someone living in Roman Egypt.
The early scholars, as James,[6]: 66 but also recently Ludlow,[7] working mainly on the narrative viewpoint, support the priority of the long recension.
The text is preserved also in Slavonic,[10] Romanian,[11] Ethiopic (Falasha), Coptic Bohairic and Arabic.
To the above conclusions Schürer,[13] takes objection, and denies the reference in Origen, asserting that there are no grounds for the assumption of a partial Jewish origin.
Unfortunately these reasons for the place of origin being Egypt are only supported by the long recension of the Testament of Abraham.
In the scenes of judgment, there is no distinction made between whether people are Jewish or Gentile, only whether they have performed good deeds or bad.
The reader is then left with an idea of universally fair treatment, not influenced by lineage or any other traits, when it comes to judgment, where a person whose sins outweigh their good deeds will be sentenced to eternal punishment, while one whose good deeds outweigh their sins will move on to paradise.