Waters of the Exodus, Jewish Experiences with Water in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.

Waters of the Exodus, Jewish Experiences with Water in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.

In Waters of the Exodus , Nathalie LaCoste examines the Diasporic Jewish community in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt and their relationship to the hydric environment. By focusing on four retellings of the exodus narrative composed by Egyptian Jews-Artapanus, Ezekiel the Tragedian, Wisdom of Solomon, and...

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Main Author: Nathalie LaCoste

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.

Series: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 190.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275.

Subjects:

Exodus, The, in literature.
Jewish literature > Egypt.
Water in literature.

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Call Number: DT115 .L25 2018

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Acknowledgments
  • Figures and Tables
  • Introduction
  • Jewish Life within Egypt: A Regional Analysis of Judaism in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt
  • Four Exodus Narratives of Egypt: Shared Characteristics
  • Adopting the Language of the Environment of Egypt: Hydric Terminology in the Exodus Narratives
  • Shifting Perceptions of the Land of Egypt
  • The Quest for Origins: Jewish Perspectives on the Source of the Nile Flood
  • The Fluvial Experiences of the Jews of Egypt
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography.