Preface
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
Part I: Reinterpreting Aseneth
2 Composing Aseneth: The Construction of Aseneth out of Traditional
Elements and Techniques
3 Recasting Aseneth: The Enhancement of Traditional Elements in the
Longer Reconstruction
4 Aseneth and the Adjuration of Angels
5 Aseneth and Mystical Transformation in the Hekhalot
Traditions
6 Aseneth and Late Antique Religious Sensibilities
7 Why Is Aseneth a Woman? The Use and Significance of Gender in the
Aseneth Stories
Part II: Relocating Aseneth
8 The Dating of Aseneth Reconsidered
9 The Authorial Identity of Aseneth Reconsidered
10 The Provenance of Aseneth Reconsidered
11 Aseneth Reconsidered
Appendix: Aseneth in Rabbinic Traditions
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects
Ross Shepard Kraemer is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Brown University.
"When Aseneth Met Joseph stands out as a thought-provoking, clear
and broadly informed analysis that will be instructive to students
of ancient religion and historians of ancient Mediterranean
culture." --Church History
"Extremely learned and lively... For anyone interested in ancient
religious fiction generally or in the complex history of Judaism
and Christianity in the late antique period, this enormously
erudite and thoroughly engaging work will be a stimulating read."
--Hebrew Studies
"A challenging, provocative and refreshing book that should help to
bring Joseph and Aseneth closer to classicists and to ancient
historians... Kraemer's work is an impressive and dynamic display
of scholarship and an excellent point of departure for any future
exploration of Joseph and Aseneth." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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