Jacob's Shipwreck : : Diaspora, Translation, and Jewish-Christian Relations in Medieval England / / Ruth Nisse.

Jewish and Christian authors of the High Middle Ages not infrequently came into dialogue or conflict with each other over traditions drawn from ancient writings outside of the bible. Circulating in Latin and Hebrew adaptations and translations, these included the two independent versions of the Test...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Josephus, Jerusalem, and the Martyrs of Medieval England
  • 2. Diaspora without End and the Renewal of Epic
  • 3. A Fox among Fish? Berekhiah ha-Nakdan’s Translations
  • 4. Pleasures and Dangers of Conversion: Joseph and Aseneth
  • 5. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs in the Shadow of the Ten Lost Tribes
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index