Author : Sara Raup Johnson
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ISBN 13 : 9781597346559
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (465 download)
Book Synopsis Historical Fictions and Hellenistic Jewish Identity by : Sara Raup Johnson
Download or read book Historical Fictions and Hellenistic Jewish Identity written by Sara Raup Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.