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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778720303321

Autore

Kraemer Ross Shepard <1948->

Titolo

When Aseneth met Joseph [[electronic resource] ] : a late antique tale of the biblical patriarch and his Egyptian wife, reconsidered / / Ross Shepard Kraemer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

0-19-759222-8

1-280-45410-5

0-19-535415-X

0-585-22594-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Disciplina

221/.911

Soggetti

Christianity

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 (p. 323-338) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Part I: Reinterpreting Aseneth; Part II: Relocating Aseneth; Appendix: Aseneth in Rabbinic Traditions; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Modern Authors; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

This is a study of an anonymous ancient work, originally composed in Greek, titled ""Joseph and Aseneth"". Although relatively unknown outside of scholarly circles, the story is remarkable because of its focus on a female character and its lack of overt misogyny.