Ross Shepard Kraemer

When Aseneth Met Joseph

A Late Antique Tale of the Biblical Patriarch and His Egyptian Wife, Reconsidered

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the study of an anonymous ancient work, usually called Joseph and Aseneth, which narrates the transformation of the daughter of an Egyptian priest into an acceptable spouse for the biblical Joseph, whose marriage to Aseneth is given brief notice in Genesis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 652g
• ISBN-13: 9780190253998
• ISBN-10: 0190253991
• Artikelnr.: 42803930

Autorenporträt

Ross Shepard Kraemer is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Brown University.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* 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 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