1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454114103321

Autore

Humphrey Edith McEwan

Titolo

Joseph and Aseneth [[electronic resource] /] / Edith M. Humphrey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2000

ISBN

1-283-27103-6

9786613271037

0-567-44039-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 p.)

Collana

Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Disciplina

229

229.94

229/.94

Soggetti

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

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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