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Joseph and Aseneth, a Love Story: History, Text, and Commentary

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The story of Joseph and Aseneth was written between 100 BCE and 100 CE, in a midrash style. This translation is rendered in a modern, easy to read format with history, background, and commentary. Joseph and Aseneth is an epic story of love, desire, sanctification, and forgiveness. It is also a story of religious intolerance, racism, sexism, subterfuge, betrayal, and hate. The story begins after Joseph's own brothers sold him into slavery. An Egyptian man purchased Joseph to be a servant to his wife. Because Joseph refused ...

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Joseph and Aseneth, A Love Story: History, Text, and Commentary 2015, Fifth Estate Publishing

ISBN-13: 9781936533503

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