The Figure of Joseph in Post-Biblical Jewish Literature

The Figure of Joseph in Post-Biblical Jewish Literature
ISBN-10
900409556X
ISBN-13
9789004095564
Category
Religion
Pages
196
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
BRILL
Author
Maren Niehoff

Description

This book is a comparative study of early Jewish interpretations of the biblical outline of Joseph's character. It focuses on the treatises of Philo, who idealises the figure as a Hellenistic politician, on Josephus's autobiographical account and the Midrash Genesis Rabbah, which uses the figure mostly for religious instruction.

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