The Ladies and the Cities : Transformation and Apocalyptic Identity in Joseph and Aseneth, 4 Ezra, the Apocalypse and the Shepherd of Hermas 9780567685261, 9780567686800

Transcendence in general and transformation in particular have long been established as key motifs in apocalypses. The t

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The Ladies and the Cities : Transformation and Apocalyptic Identity in Joseph and Aseneth, 4 Ezra, the Apocalypse and the Shepherd of Hermas
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