Joseph
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Joseph

Portraits through the Ages

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Joseph

Portraits through the Ages

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The complex and dramatic story of Joseph is the most sustained narrative in Genesis. Many call it a literary masterpiece anda story of great depth that can be read on many levels. In a lucid and engaging style, Alan T. Levenson brings the voices of Philo, Josephus, Midrash, and medieval commentators, as well as a wide range of modern scholars, into dialogue about this complex biblical figure. Levenson explores such questions as: Why did Joseph's brothers hate him so? What is achieved by Joseph's ups and downs on the path to extraordinary success? Why didn't Joseph tell his father he was alive and ruling Egypt? What was Joseph like as a husband and father? Was Joseph just or cruel in testing his brothers' characters? Levenson deftly shows how an unbroken chain of interpretive traditions, mainly literary but also artistic, have added to the depth of this fascinating and unique character.

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Publisher
The Jewish Publication Society
Year
2016
ISBN
9780827612921
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Jewish Theology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Joseph
  9. 2. Joseph the Dreamer
  10. 3. Tamar, a Difficult Hero
  11. 4. Potiphar’s Wife Vilified and Redeemed
  12. 5. Joseph from Rags to Riches
  13. 6. Testing, Dreaming, Punishing
  14. 7. Judah in Joseph
  15. 8. The Return of Rachel
  16. 9. Adopting Ephraim and Manasseh
  17. 10. Jacob’s Valedictory
  18. 11. The Deaths and Burials of Jacob and Joseph
  19. 12. Portraying Egypt in Joseph
  20. Notes
  21. Selected Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. About Alan T. Levenson