Aseneth

All Egyptologists agree that into the composition of the name Aseneth there enters the name of the goddess Neith, a tutelary deity of Sais.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The name Aseneth has not been found among the monuments of Egypt; but similar ones have been found as

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

“Erwägungen zur historischen Einordnung und zur Datierung von ‘Joseph und Aseneth.’”

Asenath: Bible. 2009

Ein Beitrag anhand von Joseph und Aseneth (AGJU 26).

Asenath: Bible. 2009

Although the Bible does not have much to say about Asenath (Osnat, LXX: Aseneth), the wife of Joseph, she became the main character of a widely disseminated Jewish novel from Hellenistic or Roman times, now called Joseph and Aseneth (JosAs).

Asenath: Bible. 2009

This shows that Joseph and Aseneth like Wisdom of Solomon and Philo of Alexandria, belongs to the speculative branch of Jewish wisdom-theology.

Asenath: Bible. 2009

In transmission Joseph and Aseneth shares the fate of other ancient novels.

Asenath: Bible. 2009

Conversion is central in Joseph and Aseneth, but nothing is mentioned about Torah and Sabbath.

Asenath: Bible. 2009

While the romantic struggles of the heroine and hero occupy only a few paragraphs in ancient novels, they constitute the principal part in Joseph and Aseneth (Standhartinger, 1995).

Asenath: Bible. 2009

With this, Joseph and Aseneth participates in the discussion of Gen 34, one of the most discussed biblical texts in Hellenistic - Jewish literature (Standhartinger, 1994).

Asenath: Bible. 2009