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The despoliation of Egypt in pre-rabbinic, rabbinic and patristic traditions /

Examines how Jews defended themselves against anti-Jewish slander concerning the biblical despoliation of Egypt. The embarrassment of the episode was later 'healed' through allegory and became a critically important biblical justification for the Christian appropriation of the Greco-Roman...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Allen, Joel Stevens
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 92.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Examines how Jews defended themselves against anti-Jewish slander concerning the biblical despoliation of Egypt. The embarrassment of the episode was later 'healed' through allegory and became a critically important biblical justification for the Christian appropriation of the Greco-Roman cultural heritage.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 305 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and indexes.
ISBN:9789047433569
9047433564
ISSN:0920-623X ;