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Author Allen, Joel Stevens.

Title The despoliation of Egypt in pre-rabbinic, rabbinic and patristic traditions / by Joel Stevens Allen.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 305 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; v. 92
Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 92.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and indexes.
Contents Part One, Pre-rabbinic interpretations: 1. The Septuagint -- 2. The Book of Jubilees -- 3. Artapanus -- 4. Ezekiel the tragedian -- 5. The Book of Wisdom. -- 6. Philo's Life of Moses. -- 7. Philo's Who is the heir? -- 8. Josephus -- 9. Excursus: the social background of the "Fair Wage" interpretation.
Part. Two, Rabbinic interpretations: 1. Midrashic pondering the plunder.
Part Three, Patristic interpretations: 1. Irenaeus -- 2. Tertullian -- 3. Origen -- 4. St. Augustine -- 5. The despoilations, Others [sic] patristic texts -- Conclusions and ramifications.
Summary Examines how Jews defended themselves against anti-Jewish slander concerning the biblical despoliation of Egypt. The embarrassment of the episode was later 'healed' through allegory and became a critically important biblical justification for the Christian appropriation of the Greco-Roman cultural heritage.
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Subject Bible. Exodus, XI-XII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History.
Bible. Old Testament -- History of contemporary events.
Bible. Old Testament.
Bible.
History of contemporary events.
Bible. Exodus, XI-XII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- History of contemporary events.
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- History of contemporary events.
Exodus.
Genesis.
Ägyptische Plagen.
Exodus, The.
Exodus, The.
Exodus, The -- History of doctrines.
Exodus, The -- History of doctrines.
Jews -- History -- To 1200 B.C.
Jews.
History.
Chronological Term To 1200 B.C
Subject Jews -- History -- To 1200 B.C. -- Historiography.
Historiography.
Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
Egypt.
Civilization.
Chronological Term To 332 B.C
Subject Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Allen, Joel Stevens. Despoliation of Egypt in pre-rabbinic, rabbinic and patristic traditions. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008 9789004167452 (DLC) 2008007075 (OCoLC)227035817
ISBN 9789047433569 (electronic book)
9047433564 (electronic book)
9789004167452 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9004167455 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 10.1163/ej.9789004167452.i-305