RT Article
T1 Did Pharaoh Repent?: On the Development and Transformation of an Aggadic Motif
JF European journal of jewish studies
VO 13
IS 1
SP 3
OP 27
A1 ʿAtsmon, Arnon 1969-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1684055687
AB This article focuses on the shifts in the portrayal of Pharaoh in aggadic midrashic compositions, mostly those connected with Exodus 13:17. Tannaitic Midrashim from the Roman period create the motif of "Pharaoh's repentance." Aggadic Midrashim from the Byzantine period reject, in turn, this motif. At the end of the Byzantine period, perhaps influenced by the Islamic reading of the biblical Pharaoh, the motif of "Pharaoh's repentance" returns to the fore and even enjoys some literary development. The dynamic changes that these interpretations underwent reflect shifts in the internal spiritual life of the sages and in their interchanges with the surrounding cultures.
K1 Aggadah
K1 Midrash
K1 Pharaoh
DO 10.1163/1872471X-11311060