Aseneth: A tale from the religious frontier
After discussing issues surrounding the distinction between Christian and Jewish apocryphal/pseudepigraphic texts, this paper suggests that the composition of (Joseph and) Aseneth could have been stimulated by the shift to a matrilineal definition of inherited Jewish status, datable to the second-ce...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage
2022
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Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Année: 2022, Volume: 32, Numéro: 1, Pages: 75-98 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Joseph et Aseneth
/ Famille matrilinéaire
/ theosebēs
/ Gnosticisme
/ Valentinus, Gnosticus ca. 2. Jh.
/ Syncrétisme
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaïsme HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Pseudepigrapha
B Theos Hypsistos B theosebeis B Joseph and Aseneth B Conversion |
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| Résumé: | After discussing issues surrounding the distinction between Christian and Jewish apocryphal/pseudepigraphic texts, this paper suggests that the composition of (Joseph and) Aseneth could have been stimulated by the shift to a matrilineal definition of inherited Jewish status, datable to the second-century C.E. It is further argued that this text cannot have originated in either Christian or rabbinic Jewish circles, but most probably belongs in a mystically inclined, fringe Jewish group, perhaps identifying themselves as “god-fearers” (theosebeis), and possibly influenced by Valentinian Gnosticism. The paper accepts a view of the text as tending toward syncretism in its spirituality and notes the importance of erotic and novelistic features in the narrative. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09518207221085652 |