Joseph and Aseneth [[electronic resource] /] / Edith M. Humphrey
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| Autore: |
Humphrey Edith McEwan
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| Titolo: |
Joseph and Aseneth [[electronic resource] /] / Edith M. Humphrey
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| Pubblicazione: | Sheffield, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (123 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 229 |
| 229.94 | |
| 229/.94 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Apocryphal books (Old Testament) - Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Joseph and Aseneth |
| ISBN: | 1-283-27103-6 |
| 9786613271037 | |
| 0-567-44039-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454114103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.