Jacob's Shipwreck: Diaspora, Translation, and Jewish-Christian Relations in Medieval England

by Ruth Nisse

Jewish and Christian authors of the High Middle Ages not infrequently came into dialogue or conflict with each other over traditions drawn from ancient writings outside of the bible. Circulating in Latin and Hebrew adaptations and translations, these included the two independent versions of the Testament of Naphtali in which the patriarch has a vision of the Diaspora, a shipwreck that scatters the twelve tribes. The Christian narrative is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501703072
• ISBN13: 9781501703072
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher