The Homeland and the Legitimation of the Diaspora: Egyptian Jewish Origin Stories in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

How diasporans tell the story of their origin in the homeland and how they came to their new home abroad is just as important as the historical context(s) in which the diaspora community was created. This study draws attention to one common strategy employed by Egyptian Jews in the Hellenistic and R...

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1. VerfasserIn: Trotter, Jonathan R. (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2018]
In: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Jahr: 2018, Band: 28, Heft: 2, Seiten: 91-122
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Israel (Theologie) / Land / Ägypten (Altertum, Motiv) / Diaspora (Religion) / Judentum / Aristeas, Epistolographus ca. 3 v. Chr.. Jh. / Philo, Alexandrinus 25 v. Chr.-40 / Maccabaei 3.
IxTheo Notationen:HB Altes Testament
HD Frühjudentum
weitere Schlagwörter:B Philo of Alexandria
B foundation myths
B 3 Maccabees
B Letter of Aristeas
B Diaspora
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Zusammenfassung:How diasporans tell the story of their origin in the homeland and how they came to their new home abroad is just as important as the historical context(s) in which the diaspora community was created. This study draws attention to one common strategy employed by Egyptian Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman periods (in the Letter of Aristeas, the writings of Philo of Alexandria, and 3 Maccabees) when remembering and (re)creating accounts of their origins in the diaspora in ways that legitimized life abroad: the use of diaspora-homeland connections and comparisons.
ISSN:1745-5286
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0951820718823394