Joseph and Aseneth and the Jewish temple in Heliopolis /
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| Author / Creator: | Bohak, Gideon, 1961- |
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| Imprint: | Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, c1996. |
| Description: | xv, 140 p. : map ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early Judaism and its literature no. 10 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3158798 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Honeycomb and Bees: The Key to Joseph and Aseneth. 1.1. The Angel (14:1-15:2). 1.2. The News (15:2-16:7). 1.3. The Honeycomb (16:8-16x). 1.4. The Bees (16:17-23). 1.5. The Vision Ends (17:1-10)
- 2. A Brief History of Onias' Temple. 2.1. The Establishment of Onias' Temple. 2.1.1. When Was It Built? 2.1.2. Why Heliopolis? 2.1.3. The Land of Onias. 2.1.4. The Temple: Location and Appearance. 2.2. The Subsequent History of Onias' Temple. 2.2.1. Onias and Physcon (145 BCE). 2.2.2. Ananias and Jerusalem (103 BCE). 2.2.3. Helping Julius Caesar (48/7 BCE). 2.3. The Destruction of Onias' Temple (74 CE)
- 3. Joseph and Aseneth: Beyond the Honeycomb Scene. 3.1. Jews, Egyptians, and Pharaoh. 3.2. The Patriarchs as Soldiers. 3.3. Levi. 3.4. Good Brothers, Bad Brothers. 3.5. Food-Drink-Ointment. 3.6. "The Wild Old Lion Is Pursuing Me" 3.7. Ioakim, the King of Moab
- 4. The Oniad Topography of Heliopolis. 4.1. "The Field of Our Inheritance" 4.2. Aseneth's House. 4.2.1. The Court, the Stream, and the Garden. 4.2.2. The Tower and the Room. 4.2.3. The [actual symbol not reproducible]. 4.2.4. "Graded Holiness" 4.2.5. A House Converted
- 5. The Oniad Eschatology of Joseph and Aseneth. 5.1. A "City of Refuge" 5.2. A "Place of Rest" in Heaven. 5.3. The Burning Honeycomb
- 6. Rereading Joseph and Aseneth. 6.1. Author. 6.2. Date. 6.3. Intended Readers. 6.4. Purpose. 6.5. The Wider Literary Context. 6.6. Subsequent History
- 7. Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research
- App. 1. The Textual History of Joseph and Aseneth
- Map: The Nile Delta and the Land of Onias.