This article examines the function of epiphany in Joseph and Aseneth. Though central to the narrative, this literary device and theological phenomenon is frequently overlooked or only indirectly included in other studies. This reading argues that the mode of epiphany is central, not only to the plot, but to the main themes and messages of Joseph and Aseneth; epiphany operates as a boundary marker between two groups in Joseph and Aseneth. These two groups are insiders and outsiders, and mortal and (quasi-)divine beings. While epiphanies are used to distinguish between these groups, they also invite the narrative’s heroine, Aseneth, to transcend these boundaries. The story’s numerous epiphanies signpost Aseneth’s transition from a mortal outsider to a quasi-divine insider. Used in this way, the epiphanies build a worldview wherein the divine intercedes directly on behalf of, and grants particular dispensations to certain individuals.

本文考察了约瑟夫和阿塞内特顿悟的功能。虽然是叙事的核心，但这种文学手段和神学现象经常被忽视或只是间接地包含在其他研究中。这种解读认为顿悟的模式是核心，不仅是情节，而且是约瑟夫和阿塞内特的主要主题和信息；顿悟作为约瑟夫和阿塞尼特两个群体之间的边界标记。这两组人是局内人和局外人，是凡人和（准）神。虽然顿悟被用来区分这些群体，但它们也邀请叙事的女主人公阿塞内斯超越这些界限。故事中的无数顿悟标志着 Aseneth 从凡人的局外人转变为准神圣的局内人。这样使用，