| Description |
1 online resource (281 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Hellenistic culture and society ; 43
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Hellenistic culture and society ; 43.
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| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Historical Fictions and Hellenistic Jewish Identity; 1 Jews at Court; 2 Josephus; 3 Patriarchal Fictions; Part II: Third Maccabees: A Case Study; 4 Date, Literary Context, Authorship, and Audience; 5 Historicity and Historical Ambivalence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
In this thoughtful and penetrating study, Sara Raup Johnson investigates the creation of historical fictions in a wide range of Hellenistic Jewish texts. Surveying so-called Jewish novels, including the Letter of Aristeas, 2 Maccabees, Esther, Daniel, Judith, Tobit, Josephus's account of Alexander's visit to Jerusalem and of the Tobiads, Artapanus, and Joseph and Aseneth, she demonstrates that the use of historical fiction in these texts does not constitute a uniform genre. Instead it cuts across all boundaries of language, provenance, genre, and even purpose. Johnson argues that each author us. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Third Book of Maccabees -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Third Book of Maccabees. |
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Third Book of Maccabees. |
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Jews -- Identity -- History -- To 1500.
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Jews -- Identity. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Historical fiction -- History and criticism.
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Historical fiction. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780520233072 |
| ISBN |
9780520928435 (electronic book) |
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0520928431 (electronic book) |
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0520233077 |
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9780520233072 |
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1597346551 |
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9781597346559 |
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1282356399 |
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9781282356399 |
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