Genesis 37 and 39 in the early Syriac tradition
The Syriac reception of the story of Joseph offers an unprecedented glimpse into late antique Syriac literary culture. The story inspired a diverse body of texts, written in prose, narrative poetry, dialogue poetry, and metrical homilies, including the greatest narrative poem written in Syriac. Thes...
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| 格式: | 电子 图书 |
| 语言: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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Monographs of the Peshiṭta Institute Leiden (20)
Year: 2023 |
| 评论: | [Rezension von: Heal, Kristian S., Genesis 37 and 39 in the early Syriac tradition] (2024) (Morrison, Craig E., 1958 -)
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| 丛编: | Monographs of the Peshitta Institute Amsterdam
volume 20 Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bibel. Genesis 37
/ Bibel. Genesis 39
/ Syrisch
/ 文学
/ 接受
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible Genesis, XXXIX
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Syriac Literature |
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| 总结: | The Syriac reception of the story of Joseph offers an unprecedented glimpse into late antique Syriac literary culture. The story inspired a diverse body of texts, written in prose, narrative poetry, dialogue poetry, and metrical homilies, including the greatest narrative poem written in Syriac. These texts explore and retell the story of Joseph with a combination of exegetical imagination, playful creativity, and a relentless focus on the exemplary virtues of the patriarch. Read through a typological lens, this study shows how the story also became an important locus of Christian-Jewish polemic |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 实物描述: | 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 272 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 900452696X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004526969 |