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Joseph and Asenath

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Joseph and Asenath an early Jewish work, highly regarded in Eastern and Western Christian traditions, most likely emanating from Alexandrian Egypt between 200 BC and AD 200, probably composed in Greek. Based on Genesis, it narrates the conversion of Asenath to Judaism and her subsequent betrothal to the patriarch Joseph. The work teaches that conversion to Judaism brings life and blessing, while urging Jews to maintain their distinctive way of life in a non-Jewish dominant culture. Author not available, JOSEPH AND ASENATH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Asenath
Asenath ♀ Biblical name, borne by Joseph's Egyptian wife (Genesis 41:45), who became the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. The name is said to have meant ‘she belongs to her father’ in Ancient Egyptian. Read more

Asenath
Asenath. Daughter of the Egyptian high priest of On and wife of Joseph . Her two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim , were the patriarchs of their eponymous tribes. Read more

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	`Joseph' rivals Handel's finest ; ...earlier tensions between Joseph and his siblings, who sold him into slavery, and Joseph's later reunion with his...Miller created a subplot about Joseph's relationship with his wife, Asenath. Textual tinkering notwithstanding, "Joseph" is a substantial score...dramatized, emotional account ... Read more
	The Wiles of Women/The Wiles of Men: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife in Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, and Islamic Folklore ; ...culturally bounded communities. Joseph's beauty and charm (even...elaborations-women of the city, Joseph's Egyptian wife Asenath, his aunt, mother, and kinswoman...heroic" (p. 116). As for Joseph, even in death he continued...retelling by Ambrose (De Joseph patriarchia). The latter...of the ... Read more
	Marc S. Bernstein. Stories of Joseph: Narrative Migrations between Judaism and Islam.(Book review) ; ...made up of the innumerable retellings of the legend of Joseph the Righteous. Common among these expansive narratives...to her husband. Stern moralizing yields a picture of Joseph dedicated to God and therefore impervious to her blandishments...narrative motifs in the literatures: tales introducing ... Read more
	Two-part miniseries 'Joseph,' April 16 and 17 on TNT cable.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) ; ...episode resumes seven years later, with Potiphar visiting Joseph, who is still in prison. Joseph's ability to interpret dreams is demonstrated in the...imprisoned, suspected of theft. After hearing their dreams, Joseph correctly predicts which one will be freed and which...courtiers are unable to ... Read more
	The Wiles of Women/The Wiles of Men: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife in Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Folklore ; ...Quran, on the other hand, Surat Yusuf (the chapter on Joseph) is an exemplum, a didactic narrative of example. For...treatment of gender issues arising from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in its various forms. Goldman deals...Hebrew and Arabic culture, but the stratagems of men-Joseph himself ... Read more
	Cecilia gives rare performance of `Joseph' ; ...triptych with a rare performance of the 1744 sacred drama, "Joseph and his Brethren." The notes to this performance would lead one to believe that "Joseph" has been overlooked largely because of prejudices handed...stylized and florid recounting of the Genesis story of Joseph's fraternal betrayal, ... Read more
	SIDEwalks; A New Yorker in Famine Ireland ; ...in the 1830s and 1840s could be forgiven for looking upon Asenath Nicholson with suspicion. She was a Vermont-born Protestant...running high. Nicholson's very name came from the bible. Asenath was the wife given to Joseph by the Pharoah. Nicholson was what these days we might dismiss...seemed to offer ... Read more
	My SOUL Looks Back ; ...famine years, two sons were bom to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest ofHeliopolis. Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for...troubles and the family of my father. " Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for... Read more
	JAMES ST. CLAIR, NIXON LAWYER FOR WATERGATE, IS DEAD AT 80 ; ...lawyer, has died, according to his wife, Asenath Nestle St. Clair. He was 80. Mr. St. Clair...recognition in 1954 as chief assistant to Joseph Welch, counsel for the US Army against US Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy televised... Read more
	Obituary: Gordon A. Burke ; ...He was born May 21, 1915, in Woodville, Idaho to Alma and Asenath Burke. He attended schools in Woodville and Shelley and graduated...Carter Karl (Linda) Burke, West Yellowstone, Montana; Spencer Joseph Burke, Boise, Idaho; Byron Alma Burke, Chandler, Arizona; Beverly... Read more

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