The Homeland and the Legitimation of the Diaspora: Egyptian Jewish Origin Stories in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

How diasporans tell the story of their origin in the homeland and how they came to their new home abroad is just as important as the historical context(s) in which the diaspora community was created. This study draws attention to one common strategy employed by Egyptian Jews in the Hellenistic and R...

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Autore principale: Trotter, Jonathan R. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: [2018]
In: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Anno: 2018, Volume: 28, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 91-122
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Israele (Teologia) / Terra / Egitto (Altertum, Motiv) / Diaspora (Religione) / Ebraismo / Aristeas, Epistolographus ca. 3 a.C.. Jh. / Philo, Alexandrinus 25 a.C.-40 / Maccabaei 3.
Notazioni IxTheo:HB Antico Testamento
HD Medio-giudaismo
Altre parole chiave:B Philo of Alexandria
B foundation myths
B 3 Maccabees
B Letter of Aristeas
B Diaspora
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Riepilogo:How diasporans tell the story of their origin in the homeland and how they came to their new home abroad is just as important as the historical context(s) in which the diaspora community was created. This study draws attention to one common strategy employed by Egyptian Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman periods (in the Letter of Aristeas, the writings of Philo of Alexandria, and 3 Maccabees) when remembering and (re)creating accounts of their origins in the diaspora in ways that legitimized life abroad: the use of diaspora-homeland connections and comparisons.
ISSN:1745-5286
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0951820718823394