Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of contents VII
3. Introduction: The Significance of Egypt in Rabbinic Texts 1
4. Chapter One: Pharaohs Shoshenq, Necho, and Apries 21
5. Chapter Two: The Nile 41
6. Chapter Three: Egyptian Festivals 81
7. Chapter Four: The Osiris Myth and Egyptian Magic 107
8. Chapter Five: History, the Roman Emperor and Egyptian Funeral Practices 143
9. Chapter Six: Alexandria 167
10. Chapter Seven: Cleopatra, Isis, and Serapis 215
11. Chapter Eight: The Egyptian Gods, Language, and Customs 245
12. Chapter Nine: The Divine Eye 273
13. Chapter Ten: The "Finding of Moses" in Art and Text 297
14. Backmatter 323