“... Nevertheless, since Did. allows such baptism only where no other water is available, it seems likely that its origin lies in emergency provision for ritual lustration during drought years. The sense of [...] also argues against any interpretation in terms of "sprinkling". [...] It is interesting to observe that the newly converted Asenath in Joseph and Asenath is instructed to wash only her face in ritually pure running water. This is surprising, since one would have expected immersion. Perhaps this may reflect the orientation of this text towards Essene Judaism where sprinkling with the "sin-offering water" was usual. ...”