Waters of the Exodus, : Jewish Experiences with Water in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.
In Waters of the Exodus , Nathalie LaCoste examines the Diasporic Jewish community in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt and their relationship to the hydric environment. By focusing on four retellings of the exodus narrative composed by Egyptian Jews—Artapanus, Ezekiel the Tragedian, Wisdom of Solomon, and...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; Volume 190 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, , Boston: : Brill, , 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (195 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright page
- Acknowledgments
- Figures and Tables
- Introduction
- Jewish Life within Egypt: A Regional Analysis of Judaism in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt
- Four Exodus Narratives of Egypt: Shared Characteristics
- Adopting the Language of the Environment of Egypt: Hydric Terminology in the Exodus Narratives
- Shifting Perceptions of the Land of Egypt
- The Quest for Origins: Jewish Perspectives on the Source of the Nile Flood
- The Fluvial Experiences of the Jews of Egypt
- Back Matter
- Bibliography.