Joseph and Aseneth, A Love Story: History, Text, and Commentary

by Joseph B. Lumpkin

The story of Joseph and Aseneth was written between 100 BCE and 100 CE, in a midrash style. This translation is rendered in a modern, easy to read format with history, background, and commentary. Joseph and Aseneth is an epic story of love, desire, sanctification, and forgiveness. It is also a story of religious intolerance, racism, sexism, subterfuge, betrayal, and hate. The story begins after Joseph's own brothers sold him into slavery. An Egyptian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936533502
• ISBN13: 9781936533503
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Fifth Estate Publishing
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"