Some Egyptian Elements in the Genesis Apocryphon: Evidence of a Ptolemaic Social Location?

Though the social and geographic milieu of the Genesis Apocryphon has regularly been considered to be Greco-Roman period Palestine, there are several indications that the author(s) of this text had a special knowledge of, and interest in, Egypt. This essay explores three possible connections with Eg...

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Main Author: Machiela, Daniel A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2010
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 8, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 47-69
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egypt (Antiquity) / Culture / Genesis-Apokryphon (Qumran Scrolls) / Ptolemies 323 BC-30 BC
RelBib Classification:TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Genesis Apocryphon Genesis Egypt Hyrcanus Karmon sibling marriage Ptolemaic period Noah Abram
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