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Aseneth of Egypt : the composition of a Jewish narrative /

"Aseneth of Egypt examines texts of Joseph and Aseneth to propose a base storyline that can be used to locate the story's origin. Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll contextualizes the story of Joseph and Aseneth in Hellenistic Egypt by demonstrating how the base storyline reflects the literary impu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ahearne-Kroll, Patricia D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Atlanta : SBL Press, [2020]
Colección:Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 53.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Aseneth of Egypt examines texts of Joseph and Aseneth to propose a base storyline that can be used to locate the story's origin. Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll contextualizes the story of Joseph and Aseneth in Hellenistic Egypt by demonstrating how the base storyline reflects the literary impulse of Greek-speaking Jewish writers to redescribe their identity in Egypt, Ptolemaic strategies of legitimation of power, and Judean connections to the land of Egypt"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 285 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0884144585
9780884144588