When Aseneth Met Joseph
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When Aseneth Met Joseph
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Author : Ross Shepard Kraemer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 1998
When Aseneth Met Joseph written by Ross Shepard Kraemer and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Religion categories.
This is a study of an anonymous ancient work (surviving in shorter and longer versions) conventionally titled Joseph and Aseneth, but here simply designated as Aseneth. Composed in Greek, the text narrates the transformation of the daughter of an Egyptian priest into an acceptable spouse for the biblical Joseph (whose marriage to this woman is given brief notice in Genesis). Relatively unknown outside of scholarly circles, this story is remarkable for its focus on a female character and for its apparent absence of overt misogyny. This unusual tale has traditionally been viewed as a Jewish conversion story composed no later than the second century C.E. Through a detailed examination of the texts, however, Ross Kraemer arrives at conclusions that disagree with previous findings with respect not only to questions of date, provenance, identity, geographic origin, and textual relationships, but also to many matters of interpretation. She argues that the tale is as likely to beChristian as it is to be Jewish. She also contends that it was written at least a quarter of a century later than previously believed. She shows that the tale's account of Aseneth's interactions with an angelic being is heavily influenced by ancient portraits of the magical adjuration of powerful divine beings, including that of the sun god, Helios, and by Neoplatonic ideas about the fate of the souls. Kraemer demonstrates the centrality of ideas about gender in the representation of Aseneth,and goes on to explicate the story's implications, within the context of constructs of and concerns about gender in Late Antiquity.
When Aseneth Met Joseph
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Author : Ross Shepard Kraemer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015
When Aseneth Met Joseph written by Ross Shepard Kraemer and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Literary Criticism categories.
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. Kraemer takes issue with the scholarly consensus that the tale is a Jewish conversion story composed no later than the early second century C.E. Instead, she dates it to the third or fourth century C.E., and argues that, although no definitive answer is presently possible, it may well be a Christian account. This critique also raises larger issues about the dating and identification of many similar writings, known as pseudepigrapha. Kraemer reads its account of Aseneth's interactions with an angelic double of Joseph in the context of ancient accounts of encounters with powerful divine beings, including the sun god Helios, and of Neoplatonic ideas about the fate of souls. When Aseneth Met Joseph demonstrates the centrality of ideas about gender in the representation of Aseneth and, by extension, offers implications for broader concerns about gender in Late Antiquity.
Between Athens And Jerusalem
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Author : John J. Collins
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2000
Between Athens And Jerusalem written by John J. Collins and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Religion categories.
First published in 1984, this study is now revised and updated to take into account the best of recent scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.
Aseneth S Transformation
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Author : Kirsten Marie Hartvigsen
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2018-12-17
Aseneth S Transformation written by Kirsten Marie Hartvigsen and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-17 with Religion categories.
The story of Joseph and Aseneth is a fascinating expansion of the narrative in Genesis of Joseph in Egypt, and in particular, of his marriage to the daughter of an Egyptian priest. This study examines the portrayal of Aseneth’s transformation in the text, focusing on three perspectives. How did Aseneth’s encounter with Joseph and her subsequent transformation affect various aspects of her identity in the narrative? In what ways do the portrayals of Aseneth, her transformation, and her abode relate to select metaphors and other symbolic features depicted in the Septuagint, the Hebrew Bible, and the Pseudepigrapha? And, how do the ritualized components through which Aseneth’s transformation occurred function in the narrative, and why are they perceived as effective? In order to shed light on these facets of Joseph and Aseneth, the author draws on the contemporary approaches of intersectionality, conceptual blending, intertextual blending, and the cognitive theory of rituals, using these theoretical frameworks to explore and illuminate the complexity of Aseneth’s transformation.
Introducing The Pseudepigrapha Of Second Temple Judaism
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Author : Daniel M. Gurtner
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2020-11-17
Introducing The Pseudepigrapha Of Second Temple Judaism written by Daniel M. Gurtner and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-17 with Religion categories.
2020 Center for Biblical Studies Book Award (Reference Works) This book introduces readers to a much-neglected and misunderstood assortment of Jewish writings from around the time of the New Testament. Dispelling mistaken notions of "falsely attributed writings" that are commonly inferred from the designation "pseudepigrapha," Daniel Gurtner demonstrates the rich indebtedness these works exhibit to the traditions and scriptures of Israel's past. In surveying many of the most important works, Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism shows how the pseudepigrapha are best appreciated in their own varied contexts rather than as mere "background" to early Christianity or emerging rabbinic Judaism. Foreword by Loren T. Stuckenbruck.
The Greatest Mirror
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Author : Andrei A. Orlov
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2017-09-19
The Greatest Mirror written by Andrei A. Orlov and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-19 with Religion categories.
A wide-ranging analysis of heavenly twin imagery in early Jewish extrabiblical texts. The idea of a heavenly double—an angelic twin of an earthbound human—can be found in Christian, Manichaean, Islamic, and Kabbalistic traditions. Scholars have long traced the lineage of these ideas to Greco-Roman and Iranian sources. In The Greatest Mirror, Andrei A. Orlov shows that heavenly twin imagery drew in large part from early Jewish writings. The Jewish pseudepigrapha—books from the Second Temple period that were attributed to biblical figures but excluded from the Hebrew Bible—contain accounts of heavenly twins in the form of spirits, images, faces, children, mirrors, and angels of the Presence. Orlov provides a comprehensive analysis of these traditions in their full historical and interpretive complexity. He focuses on heavenly alter egos of Enoch, Moses, Jacob, Joseph, and Aseneth in often neglected books, including Animal Apocalypse, Book of the Watchers, 2 Enoch, Ladder of Jacob, and Joseph and Aseneth, some of which are preserved solely in the Slavonic language. Andrei A. Orlov is Professor of Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity at Marquette University. He is the author of Dark Mirrors: Azazel and Satanael in Early Jewish Demonology and Divine Scapegoats: Demonic Mimesis in Early Jewish Mysticism, both also published by SUNY Press.
Aseneth Of Egypt
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Author : Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll
language : en
Publisher: SBL Press
Release Date : 2020-10-15
Aseneth Of Egypt written by Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll and has been published by SBL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-15 with Religion categories.
An exploration of Aseneth's beginnings In Aseneth of Egypt: The Composition of a Jewish Narrative, Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll challenges reliance on reconstructed texts in previous scholarship on the book of Joseph and Aseneth. After outlining the problems with previous prototypes of the Hellenistic narrative, she proposes a way to talk about the story in its initial setting without ignoring the manuscript evidence. Her thorough analysis of the evidence reveals how Joseph and Aseneth reflects the literary impulse of Greek-speaking Jewish writers to redescribe their identity in Egypt and Judean connections to the land of Egypt, while incorporating Ptolemaic strategies of legitimation of power. In the end, Ahearne-Kroll concludes that the base storyline preserved in all the copies of this story demonstrates that it was written for Jewish communities living in Hellenistic Egypt. Features: A focus on Hellenistic stories of heroic ancestors A discussion of the possible lives of Jews in Hellenistic Egypt drawn from the narrative of Aseneth An examination of the complexities involved in dating the composition of literary texts
Power And Emotion In Ancient Judaism
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Author : Ari Mermelstein
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-17
Power And Emotion In Ancient Judaism written by Ari Mermelstein and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-17 with Religion categories.
Offers a theoretical account of the relationship between power, emotion, and identity through an analysis of ancient Jewish texts.
Bodies Borders Believers
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Author : Anne Hege Grung
language : en
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Release Date : 2016-05-26
Bodies Borders Believers written by Anne Hege Grung and has been published by James Clarke & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-26 with Religion categories.
This stimulating collection of essays by prominent scholars honours Turid Karlsen Seim. Bodies, Borders, Believers brings together biblical scholars, ecumenical theologians, archaeologists, classicists, art historians, and church historians, working side by side to probe the past and its receptions in the present. The contributions relate in one way or another to Seim's broad research interests, covering such themes as gender analysis, bodily practices, and ecumenical dialogue. The editors have brought together an international group of scholars, and among the contributors many scholarly traditions, theoretical orientations, and methodological approaches are represented, making this book an interdisciplinary and border-crossing endeavour. A comprehensivebibliography of Seim's work is included.
Jewish Literature Between The Bible And Mishnah
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Author : George W. E. Nickelsburg
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2011-12-27
Jewish Literature Between The Bible And Mishnah written by George W. E. Nickelsburg and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-27 with Religion categories.
In this fully revised and expanded edition, Nickelsburg introduces the reader to the broad range of Jewish literature that is not part of either the Bible or the standard rabbinic works. This includes especially the Apocrypha (such as 1 Maccabees), the Pseudepigrapha (such as 1 Enoch), the Dead Sea Scrolls, the works of Josephus, and the works of Philo.