Philip asked about Abraham and said, "O master, how did it come to pass that Abraham's father wished to burn his son?"

Jesus answered, "One day, Abraham who was twelve years old, his uncle, who had raised him and was like a father to him, said to him, 'Tomorrow is the festival of all the gods. Therefore, we should go to the great temple and bear a present to my god, great Baal. Moreover, you should choose for yourself a god, for you are of age to have a god.'

In the morning, they went before everyone else to the temple. Whereupon, having entered into the temple, as the crowd increased, Abraham hid himself behind an idol in a dark part of the temple. His father, when he departed, as he believed that Abraham had gone home before him, he did not stay to seek him.

When everyone had departed from the temple, the priests closed the temple and went away. Then Abraham took the axe (that he had hidden beneath his tunic) and cut off the feet of all the idols, except the Baal that was the biggest idol. Then he placed the axe at the feet of Baal and went forth from the temple.

However, certain men who suspected Abraham of having gone to thieve something from the temple saw him. Therefore, they laid hold on him, and having arrived at the temple, when they saw their gods so broken in pieces, they cried out with lamentation, 'Come quickly, O men, and let us slay him who has slain our gods!' Many men, with the priests ran there and questioned Abraham of the reason why he had destroyed their gods.

Abraham answered, 'You are foolish! Can then a man slay God? No, but the great God has slain them. Do you not see that axe near his feet? Ask them, if they can speak.' They answered, 'You certainly know that they cannot speak.'

Then Abraham said, 'Do you then worship besides the real God, the one that cannot cause to you any benefit or harm? Fie on you and what you worship besides Almighty God! Do you not apply reason?'

Then the father (uncle) of Abraham who knew about many discourses of Abraham against their gods arrived there. He cried out, 'It has been this traitor Abraham who has slain our gods. Burn him, and help your gods.'

Accordingly, the men collected a great quantity of wood. Then having bound Abraham's hands and feet, put him upon the wood, and put fire underneath. However, Almighty God, through his angel, commanded the fire that it should be cool and safe and should not burn Abraham his servant. Thus, Abraham escaped death."