TY - BOOK AU - Ahearne-Kroll,Patricia D. TI - Aseneth of Egypt: the composition of a Jewish narrative T2 - Early Judaism and its literature SN - 0884144585 AV - BS1830.J62 A44 2020 U1 - 229/.91 23 PY - 2020///] CY - Atlanta PB - SBL Press KW - Joseph and Aseneth KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - Judaism KW - Egypt KW - Heliopolis (Extinct city) KW - Judaïsme KW - Égypte KW - Héliopolis (Ville ancienne) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "Aseneth of Egypt examines texts of Joseph and Aseneth 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, Ptolemaic strategies of legitimation of power, and Judean connections to the land of Egypt"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2641072 ER -