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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.
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Ross Shepard Kraemer is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Brown University.
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"When Aseneth Met Joseph stands out as a thought-provoking, clear and broadly informed analysis that will be instructive to students of ancient religion and historians of ancient Mediterranean culture." --Church History
"Extremely learned and lively... For anyone interested in ancient religious fiction generally or in the complex history of Judaism and Christianity in the late antique period, this enormously erudite and thoroughly engaging work will be a stimulating read." --Hebrew Studies
"A challenging, provocative and refreshing book that should help to bring Joseph and Aseneth closer to classicists and to ancient historians... Kraemer's work is an impressive and dynamic display of scholarship and an excellent point of departure for any future exploration of Joseph and Aseneth." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0195114752
- ISBN 13 9780195114751
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Clean dust jacket, cover and text. Partial contents: Reinterpreting Aseneth; Composing Aseneth: The Construction of Aseneth out of Traditional Elements and Techniques. ----- We are a Benedictine Monastery / Seminary library; thank you for your support. Seller Inventory # 027588
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Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1998. 365 pp. Fine copy. Hardcover with dustjacket. Kraemer's work is now the point of reference for further studies of Joseph and Aseneth . For anyone interested in the ancient religious fiction generally or in the complex history of Judaism and Christianity in the late antique period, this enormously erudite and thoroughly engaging work will be a stimulating read. (Hebrew Studies). Seller Inventory # 51633
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When Aseneth met Joseph : a late antique tale of the biblical patriarch and his Egyptian wife, reconsidered / Ross Shepard Kraemer
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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 384 p. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-338) and indexes. Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Part I: Reinterpreting Aseneth; Part II: Relocating Aseneth; Appendix: Aseneth in Rabbinic Traditions; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Modern Authors; Index of Subjects. Subjects; Joseph and Aseneth Criticism, interpretation, etc. Christianity. 11.37 Apocrypha and pseudepigraphs. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 394464
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When Aseneth met Joseph : a late antique tale of the biblical patriarch and his Egyptian wife, reconsidered / Ross Shepard Kraemer
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Condition: Sehr gut. XVIII, 365 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Somewhat rubbed, otherwise very good and clean. - 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 early 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 be Christian as it is to be Jewish. She also contends that it was written at least 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. - Ross Shepard Kraemer is Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Her Share of the Blessings: Women 's Religions among Pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greco-Roman World (Oxford, 1993). ISBN 9780195114751 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 765 Original cloth with dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 1191626
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