Egyptian Cultural Icons in Midrash, Volume 23Rabbinic midrash included Egyptian religious concepts. These textual images are compared to Egyptian culture. Midrash is analyzed from a cross-cultural perspective utilizing insights from the discipline of Egyptology. Egyptian textual icons in rabbinic texts are analyzed in their Egyptian context. |
Contents
The Significance of Egypt in Rabbinic Texts | 1 |
Pharaohs Shoshenq Necho and Apries | 21 |
The Nile | 41 |
Egyptian Festivals | 81 |
The Osiris Myth and Egyptian Magic | 107 |
History the Roman Emperor and Egyptian Funeral Practices | 143 |
Alexandria | 167 |
Cleopatra Isis and Serapis | 215 |
The Egyptian Gods Language and Customs | 245 |
The Divine Eye | 273 |
The Finding of Moses in Art and Text | 297 |
Backmatter | 323 |