02575nam 2200589Ia 450 991081732100332120230422045910.01-283-27103-697866132710370-567-44039-7(CKB)1000000000754699(EBL)436588(OCoLC)609838584(SSID)ssj0000362107(PQKBManifestationID)12090664(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362107(PQKBWorkID)10361624(PQKB)11197041(MiAaPQ)EBC436588(Au-PeEL)EBL436588(CaPaEBR)ebr10495279(CaONFJC)MIL327103(EXLCZ)99100000000075469920001011d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJoseph and Aseneth /Edith M. HumphreySheffield Sheffield Academic Pressc20001 online resource (123 p.)Guides to Apocrypha and PseudepigraphaDescription based upon print version of record.1-84127-083-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 AuthorsThis 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 sGuides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.Apocryphal books (Old Testament)Criticism, interpretation, etcApocryphal books (Old Testament)Criticism, interpretation, etc.229229.94229/.94Humphrey Edith McEwan1471925MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817321003321Joseph and Aseneth4045676UNINA