Aseneth’s Epiphanies
This article examines the function of epiphany in Joseph and Aseneth. Though central to the narrative, this literary device and theological phenomenon is frequently overlooked or only indirectly included in other studies. This reading argues that the mode of epiphany is central, not only to the plot...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2022, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-68 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Angel
/ Gender
/ Transformation (motif)
/ Theophany
/ Epiphany
/ Asenath
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Epiphany
B Angels B Gender B Aseneth B Angelophanie B angelophany B Theophany B Transformation (motif) |
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| Summary: | This article examines the function of epiphany in Joseph and Aseneth. Though central to the narrative, this literary device and theological phenomenon is frequently overlooked or only indirectly included in other studies. This reading argues that the mode of epiphany is central, not only to the plot, but to the main themes and messages of Joseph and Aseneth; epiphany operates as a boundary marker between two groups in Joseph and Aseneth. These two groups are insiders and outsiders, and mortal and (quasi-)divine beings. While epiphanies are used to distinguish between these groups, they also invite the narrative’s heroine, Aseneth, to transcend these boundaries. The story’s numerous epiphanies signpost Aseneth’s transition from a mortal outsider to a quasi-divine insider. Used in this way, the epiphanies build a worldview wherein the divine intercedes directly on behalf of, and grants particular dispensations to certain individuals. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0631 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700631-bja10039 |