TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allen,Joel Stevens
TI  - The despoliation of Egypt in pre-rabbinic, rabbinic and patristic traditions
T2  - Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae,
SN  - 9789047433569
AV  - BS1180 .A44 2008eb
U1  - 222/.12060901 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Bible
KW  - Exodus, XI-XII
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - History
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - History of contemporary events
KW  - fast
KW  - Ägyptische Plagen
KW  - gnd
KW  - Bibel
KW  - Exodus
KW  - Genesis
KW  - swd
KW  - Exodus, The
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Jews
KW  - To 1200 B.C
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Exode
KW  - Juifs
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Jusqu'à 1200 av. J.-C
KW  - Historiographie
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Exegese
KW  - Patristik
KW  - Rabbinismus
KW  - Auszug aus Ägypten
KW  - Frühchristentum
KW  - Frühjudentum
KW  - Kirchenväter
KW  - Plünderung
KW  - Rezeption
KW  - Egypt
KW  - To 332 B.C
KW  - Égypte
KW  - Civilisation
KW  - Jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C
KW  - Ägypten
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and indexes; 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
N2  - 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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