Joseph and Aseneth

by Edith M. Humphrey

Overview

This volume is a comprehensive but accessible guide to the major questions raised by the Hellenistic Jewish work, Joseph and Aseneth. Joseph and Aseneth is an excellent example of the controverted issues of text, dating and Sitz im Leben, when such decisions must be largely based on internal evidence. It provides an entre into the vexed question of genre, given the numerous literary links that have been suggested for it. Its mysterious but engaging plot, and its female protagonist, evoke ongoing sociological and feminist debate. It is thus strongly commended for careful study to students and scholars of Judaism, New Testament, sociology and narratology. Intended as a sound basis for such exploration, this guide also offers a fresh narrative reading in which the revelatory character of Joseph and Aseneth is brought to the forefront.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841270838
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/01/2000
Series:	Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Edith M. Humphrey is Professor of Scripture, Augustine College, Ottawa and lecturer at Carleton University and St Paul University, Ottawa.

Editorial Reviews

"Humphrey has provided us with a superb guide to Joseph and Aseneth. It is hard to imagine how an intelligent reader could be better served." -Albert Pietersma, University of Toronto

From the Publisher

Joseph And Aseneth examines a classic Hellenistic Jewish work. Edith Humphrey (Professor of Scripture, Augustine College, Ottawa and Lecturer, St. Paul and Carleton Universities, Ottawa) provides an invaluable and highly accessible entree into the vexed questions arising from Joseph And Aseneth, given the numerous literary links that have been suggested for this fascinating work. It's rather mysterious by engaging plot (and its female protagonist) evoke ongoing sociological and feminist debate. Joseph And Aseneth is scholarly, informative, thought-provoking, and highly recommended for students of Judaism, New Testament, sociology and narratology.