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Author / Creator:	Humphrey, Edith McEwan.
Imprint:	Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2000.
Description:	1 online resource (121 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.
Subject:	Joseph and Aseneth -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Joseph and Aseneth. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11100618

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ISBN:	1841270830 9781841270838 9780567440396 0567440397 1283271036 9781283271035
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	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 scholars of Judaism, New Testament, sociology and narratology. Intended as a sound basis for such exploration, this guide also offers a fresh narrative reading in which the revelatory character of Joseph and Aseneth is brought to the forefront.
Other form:	Print version: Humphrey, Edith McEwan. Joseph and Aseneth. Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2000 1841270830

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