Author : Maren Niehoff
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004095564
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Figure of Joseph in Post-Biblical Jewish Literature by : Maren Niehoff
Download or read book The Figure of Joseph in Post-Biblical Jewish Literature written by Maren Niehoff and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1992 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comparative study of early Jewish interpretations of the biblical outline of Joseph's character. It focuses on the treatises of Philo, who idealises the figure as a Hellenistic politician, on Josephus's autobiographical account and the Midrash Genesis Rabbah, which uses the figure mostly for religious instruction.