Search for dissertations about: "idol-parody"

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2. 1. Jews and Gentiles in Early Jewish Novels

   Author : Hedvig Larsson; Tord Fornberg; Anders Hultgård; Angela Standhartinger; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Judaism; Hellenistic period; novels; Jews and non-Jews; type scenes; irony; idol-parody; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with Jewish novels from the late Persian, Hellenistic and early Roman periods. The five texts chosen for this study are the Books of Ruth, Judith, Esther, Daniel and Joseph & Aseneth. Focus is on how the Jewish narrators describe non-Jews and non-Jewish religion, and on the relations between Jews and non-Jews. READ MORE