Genesis 39 and the Composition of the Joseph Narrative
The following article argues that the story of Joseph and the Egyptian wife does not belong to the original Joseph story. It was inserted in order to present Joseph as a model of wisdom. A later redactor added the theological comments according to which »Yhwh was with Joseph« in order to strengthen...
| Published in: | Hebrew bible and ancient Israel |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Mohr Siebeck
[2019]
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| In: |
Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Joseph Patriarch
/ Example
/ Wisdom
/ Woman
/ Bible. Genesis 39
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Prison
B Potiphar B wisdom tradition B Joseph B tale of two brothers |
| Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The following article argues that the story of Joseph and the Egyptian wife does not belong to the original Joseph story. It was inserted in order to present Joseph as a model of wisdom. A later redactor added the theological comments according to which »Yhwh was with Joseph« in order to strengthen the idea that the whole Joseph story is a story about divine providence. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2019-0006 |