“It Is Not Right For a Man Who Worships God to Repay His Neighbor Evil For Evil”: Christian Ethics in Joseph and Aseneth (Chapters 22–29)

Updated by: 
Neta Rozenblit
Research notes: 
NR\Reader Checked\12/11/2014
Reference type: 
Journal Article
Author(s): 
Nir, Rivka
year: 
2013
Full title: 

“It Is Not Right For a Man Who Worships God to Repay His Neighbor Evil For Evil”: Christian Ethics in Joseph and Aseneth (Chapters 22–29)

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Volume: 
13
Abbreviated Series Name: 
JHS
Pages: 
http://www.jhsonline.org/Articles/article_185.pdf
Work type: 
Essay/Monograph
Abstract: 

This article argues for the Christian provenance of chapters 22–29 of Joseph and Aseneth. In particular, the article interprets these chapters as promoting the adoption of Christian ethics toward enemies as a means for obtaining salvation in the Church, which is personified by Aseneth. Framing this notion is the recurring formula, “It is not right for a man who worships God to . . .” This repetitive pattern draws the whole book into a coherent literary and ideological unit, and highlights the key principles of Christian ethics that it intends to convey.

URL: 
http://www.jhsonline.org/jhs-article.html
Label: 
27/10/2014
Record number: 
98 932