| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 305 pages) |
| Series |
Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; v. 92 |
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Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 92.
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| Contents |
Part One, Pre-rabbinic interpretations: 1. The Septuagint -- 2. The Book of Jubilees -- 3. Artapanus -- 4. Ezekiel the tragedian -- 5. The Book of Wisdom. -- 6. Philo's Life of Moses. -- 7. Philo's Who is the heir? -- 8. Josephus -- 9. Excursus: the social background of the "Fair Wage" interpretation |
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Part. Two, Rabbinic interpretations: 1. Midrashic pondering the plunder |
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Part Three, Patristic interpretations: 1. Irenaeus -- 2. Tertullian -- 3. Origen -- 4. St. Augustine -- 5. The despoilations, Others [sic] patristic texts -- Conclusions and ramifications |
| Summary |
Examines how Jews defended themselves against anti-Jewish slander concerning the biblical despoliation of Egypt. The embarrassment of the episode was later 'healed' through allegory and became a critically important biblical justification for the Christian appropriation of the Greco-Roman cultural heritage |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Exodus, XI-XII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History
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Bible. Old Testament -- History of contemporary events
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
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Ägyptische Plagen gnd |
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Bibel Exodus gnd |
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Genesis. swd |
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Exodus, The.
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Exodus, The -- History of doctrines.
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Jews -- History -- To 1200 B.C.
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Jews -- History -- To 1200 B.C. -- Historiography
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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Civilization
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Exodus, The
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Exodus, The -- History of doctrines
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History of contemporary events
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Jews
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Jews -- Historiography
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Exegese
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Patristik
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Rabbinismus
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Auszug aus Ägypten
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Frühchristentum
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Frühjudentum
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Kirchenväter
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Plünderung
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Rezeption
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| SUBJECT |
Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041266
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Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041285
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| Subject |
Egypt
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Ägypten
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047433569 |
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9047433564 |
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