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"It Is Not Right For a Man Who Worships God to Repay His Neighbor Evil For Evil": Christian Ethics in Joseph and Aseneth (Chapters 22–29)
Get PDFThis article argues for the Christian provenance of chapters 22–29 of Joseph and Aseneth. In particular, the article interprets these chapters as promoting the adoption of Christian ethics toward enemies as a means for obtaining salvation in the Church, which is personified by Aseneth. Framing this notion is the recurring formula, “It is not right for a man who worships God to . . .” This repetitive pattern draws the whole book into a coherent literary and ideological unit, and highlights the key principles of Christian ethics that it intends to convey
Review of Stone, M. E., Ancient Judaism: New Visions and Views (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011). Pp. xiv + 256. Paperback. US$30.00. ISBN 978-0-80286-363-3.
No full textReview of Hornsby, Teresa J. and Ken Stone (eds.), Bible Trouble: Queer Readings at the Boundaries of Biblical Scholarship (Semeia Studies, 67; Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011). Pp. xiv + 355. Paperback. US$46.95. ISBN 978-1-58983-552-8.
No full textReview of Goldingay, John and Pamela J. Scalise, Minor Prophets II (NIBCOT; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2009). Pp. xiv+392. Paperback. US$19.99. ISBN 9781842276655.
No full textReview of Lim, Timothy H. and John J. Collins (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Dead Sea Scrolls (OHRT; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010). Pp. xx+768. Hardback. US$150.00. ISBN 9780199207237.
No full textReview of Fokkelman, Jan P., The Book of Job in Form: A Literary Translation with Commentary (SSN, 58; Leiden: Brill, 2012). Pp. x + 336. Hardcover. €17.99. ISBN 978-90-04-23158-0.
No full textReview of Person, Raymond J., The Deuteronomistic History and the Book of Chronicles: Scribal Works in an Oral World (SBL Ancient Israel and Its Literature, 6; Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2010). Pp. 218. Paperback. US$26.95. ISBN 978-1-58
No full textReview of Gillmayr-Bucher, Susanne, Erzählte Welten im Richterbuch (Biblical Interpretation Series, 116; Leiden: Brill, 2012). Pp. viii, 315. Hardcover. €101.00 $140.00 ISBN 978-90-04-24389-7.
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