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.
Highlights
The pseudepigraphic work Joseph and Aseneth consists of two main stories
53 e.g., in the third-century Apostolic Tradition, we find a ruling according to which, after the prayer, catechumens who have not yet been baptized are not allowed to give the kiss of peace to those who were already baptized because their kisses were still impure, whereas “the baptized shall embrace one another, men with men and women with women”: cf
In view of Levi’s centrality in the second story, Bohak concludes that the author was himself a descendant of Levi, a Jewish priest, who was deeply interested in
Summary
Articles in JHS are being indexed in the ATLA Religion Database, RAMBI, and BiBIL. Their abstracts appear in Religious and Theological. The journal is archived by Library and Archives Canada and is accessible for consultation and research at the Electronic Collection site maintained by Library and Archives Canada. ISSN 1203–1542 http://www.jhsonline.org and http://purl.org/jhs “IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR A MAN WHO
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