Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Allen, Joel Stevens.

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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Details

Description

viii, 305 pages; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; v. 92

Uniform Title

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 92.

Subject

• Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History
• Bible. > History of contemporary events
• Bible
• Ägyptische Plagen
• Bibel
• Bible > History of contemporary events
• Genesis
• To 332 B.C
• Exodus, The
• Exodus, The > History of doctrines
• Jews > History > To 1200 B.C
• Jews > History > Historiography. > To 1200 B.C
• Civilization
• History of contemporary events
• Jews
• Jews > Historiography
• Exegese
• Patristik
• Rabbinismus
• Rezeption
• Frühjudentum
• Frühchristentum
• Kirchenväter
• Plünderung
• Auszug aus Ägypten
• Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C
• Egypt > History > To 332 B.C
• Egypt
• Ägypten

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.

ISBN

• 9789004167452
• 9004167455

LCCN

2008007075

OCLC

• ocn227035817
• 227035817
• SCSB-1483293

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library