The despoliation of Egypt in pre-rabbinic, rabbinic and patristic traditions / by Joel Stevens Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Joel Stevens.

Series:

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 92.

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; v. 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exodus, The.

Exodus, The--History of doctrines.

Jews--History--To 1200 B.C.

Jews.

Jews--History--To 1200 B.C--Historiography.

Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

Egypt.

Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.

Bible. O.T. Exodus XI-XII--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--History of contemporary events.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work examines the role played by the biblical motif of the despoliation of Egypt in the understanding Gentiles had of Jews, and how Jews defended themselves, their heroes and their God in the face of anti-Jewish slander. It also examines the manner in which Christians learned from their rabbinic counterparts how to defend Moses and his God against the gnostic challenge. Beginning with Philo and based on haggadic additions, the embarrassment of the episode was 'healed' through allegory and became a critically important biblical justification for the Christian appropriation of the 'Egyptian treasures' of their Greco-Roman cultural heritage. This work describes how Christians borrowed exegetical traditions from rabbis not only to defend their sacred texts against gnostic attacks but to justify their interest in and appropriation of non-Christian philosophy in their theological understandings.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J.S. Allen

Introduction: The despoliation of Egypt in pre-rabbinic, rabbinic and patristic traditions / J.S. Allen

The Septuagint / J.S. Allen

The book of Jubilees / J.S. Allen

Artapanus / J.S. Allen

Ezekiel the tragedian / J.S. Allen

The Book of Wisdom / J.S. Allen

Philo’s life of Moses / J.S. Allen

Philo’s who is the heir? / J.S. Allen

Josephus / J.S. Allen

Excursus: The social background of the ‘Fair Wage’ interpretation / J.S. Allen

Midrashic pondering the plunder / J.S. Allen

Irenaeus / J.S. Allen

Tertullian / J.S. Allen

Origen / J.S. Allen

St. Augustine / J.S. Allen

The despoliation: Other Patristic texts / J.S. Allen

Conclusions and ramifications / J.S. Allen

Bibliography / J.S. Allen

Index / J.S. Allen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-298) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-39906-3

9786612399060

90-474-3356-4

OCLC:

593236102

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004167452.i-305 DOI