Aseneth of Egypt: The Composition of a Jewish Narrative

By Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll

Book Overview

Aseneth of Egypt: The Composition of a Jewish Narrative examines manuscripts of Joseph and Aseneth for common elements in order 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 and Judean connections to the land of Egypt, while incorporating Ptolemaic strategies of legitimation of power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628372834
• ISBN13: 9781628372830
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"