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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Main Author: Heal, Kristian S. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Series: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
Monographs of the Peshitta Institute ; 20.

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Call Number: BS1235.52

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Copyright Page /
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  • Preface Pursuing Joseph in the Syriac Tradition /
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  • Acknowledgements /
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  • Abbreviations /
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  • Introduction Rewriting the Bible in the Early Syriac Tradition /
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  • Chapter 1 A Survey of the Sources /
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  • Chapter 2 Joseph as a Type of Christ /
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  • Chapter 3 Exemplarity and the Problem of Favouritism (Gen. 37:3-4) /
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  • Chapter 4 Imagining Monstrosity (Gen. 37:5-28) /
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  • Chapter 5 Mother, Merchants, and the Market Place (Gen. 37:29-36) /
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  • Chapter 6 Making a Syriac Woman Sinful (Gen. 39) /
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  • Chapter 7 Scripting Seduction (Gen. 39:7-10) /
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  • Chapter 8 Entrapment and Betrayal (Gen. 39:11-20) /
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  • Conclusion Promise and Betrayal /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Indexes /
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