Joseph and Aseneth

Asenath throws the Idols out of the Tower (Brussels 1490-1500)

Joseph and Asenath is a narrative that dates from between 200 BCE and 200 CE.[1] It concerns the Hebrew patriarch Joseph and his marriage to Asenath, expanding the fleeting mentions of their relationship in the Book of Genesis. The text was translated widely, including into Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Early Modern German, Latin, Middle English, Old French, Romanian, Serbian and Syriac.

  1. ^ Charlesworth, James H., Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol2