When Aseneth met Joseph : a late antique tale of the biblical patriarch and his Egyptian wife, reconsidered /

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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 and has traditionally been viewed as an e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kraemer, Ross Shepard, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Joseph and Aseneth > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Joseph and Aseneth
RELIGION > Judaism > Sacred Writings.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I: Reinterpreting Aseneth ; 2. Composing Aseneth: The construction of Aseneth out of traditional elements and techniques ; 3. Recasting Aseneth: The enhancement of traditional elements in the longer reconstruction ; 4. Aseneth and the adjuration of the angels ; 5. Aseneth and mystical transformation in the Hekhalot traditions ; 6. Aseneth and late antique religious sensibilities ; 7. Why is Aseneth a woman? The use and significance of gender in the Aseneth stories
  • Part II: Relocating Aseneth ; 8. The dating of Aseneth reconsidered ; 9. The authorial identity of Aseneth reconsidered ; 10. The provenance of Aseneth reconsidered ; 11. Aseneth reconsidered
  • Appendix: Aseneth in Rabbinic traditions
  • Bibliography
  • Index of ancient sources
  • Index of modern authors
  • Index of subjects.

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