diff --git a/lib/oga/xpath/parser.y b/lib/oga/xpath/parser.y
index 74bde1e..67c755f 100644
--- a/lib/oga/xpath/parser.y
+++ b/lib/oga/xpath/parser.y
@@ -16,31 +16,27 @@ preclow
 
 rule
   xpath
-    : expressions { s(:xpath, *val[0]) }
-    | /* none */  { s(:xpath) }
-    ;
-
-  expressions
-    : expressions expression { val[0] << val[1] }
-    | expression             { val }
+    : T_SLASH expression { s(:absolute, val[1]) }
+    | expression         { val[0] }
+    | /* none */         { nil }
     ;
 
   expression
-    : path
-    | node_test
+    : node_tests
     | operator
     | axis
     | string
     | number
     ;
 
-  path
-    : T_SLASH node_test { s(:path, val[1]) }
+  node_tests
+    : node_test                    { val[0] }
+    | node_test T_SLASH node_tests { val[0].append(val[2]) }
     ;
 
   node_test
-    : node_name           { s(:node_test, val[0]) }
-    | node_name predicate { s(:node_test, val[0], *val[1]) }
+    : node_name           { s(:test, val[0]) }
+    | node_name predicate { s(:test, val[0], val[1]) }
     ;
 
   node_name
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ rule
     ;
 
   predicate
-    : T_LBRACK expressions T_RBRACK { val[1] }
+    : T_LBRACK xpath T_RBRACK { s(:predicate, val[1]) }
     ;
 
   operator
@@ -61,7 +57,7 @@ rule
     ;
 
   axis
-    : T_AXIS T_IDENT { s(:axis, val[0], val[1]) }
+    : T_AXIS node_name { s(:axis, val[0], val[1]) }
     ;
 
   string
diff --git a/spec/oga/xpath/parser/axes_spec.rb b/spec/oga/xpath/parser/axes_spec.rb
index faa5fca..35f27dd 100644
--- a/spec/oga/xpath/parser/axes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/oga/xpath/parser/axes_spec.rb
@@ -4,104 +4,92 @@ describe Oga::XPath::Parser do
   context 'full axes' do
     example 'parse the ancestor axis' do
       parse_xpath('/ancestor::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'ancestor', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'ancestor', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the ancestor-or-self axis' do
       parse_xpath('/ancestor-or-self::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(
-          :path,
-          s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'ancestor-or-self', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
-        )
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'ancestor-or-self', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the attribute axis' do
       parse_xpath('/attribute::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'attribute', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'attribute', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the child axis' do
       parse_xpath('/child::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'child', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'child', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the descendant axis' do
       parse_xpath('/descendant::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'descendant', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'descendant', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the descendant-or-self axis' do
       parse_xpath('/descendant-or-self::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(
-          :path,
-          s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'descendant-or-self', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
-        )
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'descendant-or-self', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the following axis' do
       parse_xpath('/following::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'following', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'following', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the following-sibling axis' do
       parse_xpath('/following-sibling::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(
-          :path,
-          s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'following-sibling', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
-        )
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'following-sibling', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the namespace axis' do
       parse_xpath('/namespace::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'namespace', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'namespace', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the parent axis' do
       parse_xpath('/parent::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'parent', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'parent', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the preceding axis' do
       parse_xpath('/preceding::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'preceding', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'preceding', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the preceding-sibling axis' do
       parse_xpath('/preceding-sibling::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(
-          :path,
-          s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'preceding-sibling', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
-        )
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'preceding-sibling', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the self axis' do
       parse_xpath('/self::A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'self', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'self', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
   end
@@ -109,32 +97,29 @@ describe Oga::XPath::Parser do
   context 'short axes' do
     example 'parse the @attribute axis' do
       parse_xpath('/@A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'attribute', s(:name, nil, 'A'))))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'attribute', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the // axis' do
       parse_xpath('//A').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(
-          :path,
-          s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'descendant-or-self', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
-        )
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'descendant-or-self', s(:name, nil, 'A')))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the .. axis' do
       parse_xpath('/..').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'parent')))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'parent'))
       )
     end
 
     example 'parse the . axis' do
       parse_xpath('/.').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:axis, 'self')))
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:axis, 'self'))
       )
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/oga/xpath/parser/paths_spec.rb b/spec/oga/xpath/parser/paths_spec.rb
index 4f9fbb9..f6aafeb 100644
--- a/spec/oga/xpath/parser/paths_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/oga/xpath/parser/paths_spec.rb
@@ -3,21 +3,17 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Oga::XPath::Parser do
   context 'paths' do
     example 'parse an absolute path' do
-      parse_xpath('/foo').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:name, nil, 'foo')))
-      )
+      parse_xpath('/A').should == s(:absolute, s(:test, s(:name, nil, 'A')))
     end
 
     example 'parse a relative path' do
-      parse_xpath('foo').should == s(:xpath, s(:node_test, s(:name, nil, 'foo')))
+      parse_xpath('A').should == s(:test, s(:name, nil, 'A'))
     end
 
     example 'parse an expression using two paths' do
-      parse_xpath('/foo/bar').should == s(
-        :xpath,
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:name, nil, 'foo'))),
-        s(:path, s(:node_test, s(:name, nil, 'bar')))
+      parse_xpath('/A/B').should == s(
+        :absolute,
+        s(:test, s(:name, nil, 'A'), s(:test, s(:name, nil, 'B')))
       )
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/oga/xpath/parser/predicates_spec.rb b/spec/oga/xpath/parser/predicates_spec.rb
index 29d939b..9536a1d 100644
--- a/spec/oga/xpath/parser/predicates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/oga/xpath/parser/predicates_spec.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ describe Oga::XPath::Parser do
   context 'predicates' do
     example 'parse a single predicate' do
       parse_xpath('/foo[@class="bar"]').should == s(
-        :xpath,
+        :absolute,
         s(
-          :path,
+          :test,
+          s(:name, nil, 'foo'),
           s(
-            :node_test,
-            s(:name, nil, 'foo'),
+            :predicate,
             s(
               :eq,
               s(:axis, 'attribute', s(:name, nil, 'class')),
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ describe Oga::XPath::Parser do
 
     example 'parse a predicate using the or operator' do
       parse_xpath('/foo[@class="bar" or @class="baz"]').should == s(
-        :xpath,
+        :absolute,
         s(
-          :path,
+          :test,
+          s(:name, nil, 'foo'),
           s(
-            :node_test,
-            s(:name, nil, 'foo'),
+            :predicate,
             s(
               :or,
               s(