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Joseph and Asenath, an early Jewish work, highly regarded in Eastern and Western Christian traditions, most likely emanating from Alexandrian Egypt between 200 B.C. and A.D. 200, probably composed in Greek. Based on Genesis, it narrates the conversion of Asenath to Judaism and her subsequent betrothal to the patriarch Joseph. The work teaches that conversion to Judaism brings life and blessing, while urging Jews to maintain their distinctive way of life in a non-Jewish dominant culture. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some scholars have turned to Jewish "novels" such as Tobit, Joseph and Aseneth, 1-4 Maccabees, Susanna, or even Judith to see how Jews told their own stories of the ways of God and the demands of discipleship. Vita Moses), selected Rabbinic texts, Joseph and Aseneth, The Hymn of the Pearl, the mystery religions, particularly the Metamorphoses and the adventures of Apuleius's Lucius, passages that discuss Roman apparel, chiefly the Toga Virilis, and select texts from the early church in which clothing reflection and baptismal practices are intimately linked (Gospel of Thomas 37; Hippolytus' Apostolic Tradition, Gospel of Philip 101; Jerome's Epistle to Fabiola 19). |
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