Joseph and Aseneth / Edith M. Humphrey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humphrey, Edith McEwan.

Series:

Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.

Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Apocryphal books (Old Testament).

Joseph and Aseneth--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Joseph and Aseneth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (123 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is a comprehensive but accessible guide to the major questions raised by the Hellenistic Jewish work, Joseph and Aseneth. Joseph and Aseneth is an excellent example of the controverted issues of text, dating and Sitz im Leben, when such decisions must be largely based on internal evidence. It provides an entre into the vexed question of genre, given the numerous literary links that have been suggested for it. Its mysterious but engaging plot, and its female protagonist, evoke ongoing sociological and feminist debate. It is thus strongly commended for careful study to students and s

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Primary Sources and Translations; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Issues in Reading and Interpretation; 3. A Rhetorical-Literary Reading of Aseneth; 4. Conclusion and Prospectus; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613271037

9781283271035

1283271036

9780567440396

0567440397

OCLC:

609838584