The Joseph Story between Egypt and Israel
Within the context of the Torah, the Joseph story can be read as a transition that explains why Jacob and his family came to Egypt. However, if one looks at other texts of the Hebrew Bible, there is no mention of the Joseph story; instead, the arrival of the Israelites is said to be the result of th...
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| description | Within the context of the Torah, the Joseph story can be read as a transition that explains why Jacob and his family came to Egypt. However, if one looks at other texts of the Hebrew Bible, there is no mention of the Joseph story; instead, the arrival of the Israelites is said to be the result of the decision of a "father" or of "fathers" to go down do Egypt. Indeed, there are very few references to Joseph at all in the whole Hebrew Bible. Apparently, the Joseph story is not necessary for explaining why the Israelites found themselves in Egypt. The question therefore arises: Why was this story written, when, and for what audience? This volume offers an overview of the current discussion on the origins, composition, and historical contexts behind the Joseph narrative. There is a tendency to date the story (or its original version) to the Persian period, but this volume includes divergent voices about this issue. The volume also shows that scholarly discussion about the historical location of the Joseph story requires to bring together Egyptologists and biblical scholars. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-751182025-07-30T14:25:27Z The Joseph Story between Egypt and Israel Bühler, Axel Römer, Thomas Schmid, Konrad Religion Religion Biblical Studies Religion Biblical Studies Old Testament thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVC Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts Within the context of the Torah, the Joseph story can be read as a transition that explains why Jacob and his family came to Egypt. However, if one looks at other texts of the Hebrew Bible, there is no mention of the Joseph story; instead, the arrival of the Israelites is said to be the result of the decision of a "father" or of "fathers" to go down do Egypt. Indeed, there are very few references to Joseph at all in the whole Hebrew Bible. Apparently, the Joseph story is not necessary for explaining why the Israelites found themselves in Egypt. The question therefore arises: Why was this story written, when, and for what audience? This volume offers an overview of the current discussion on the origins, composition, and historical contexts behind the Joseph narrative. There is a tendency to date the story (or its original version) to the Persian period, but this volume includes divergent voices about this issue. The volume also shows that scholarly discussion about the historical location of the Joseph story requires to bring together Egyptologists and biblical scholars. 2021-12-23T04:13:00Z 2021-12-23T04:13:00Z 2021-12-22T05:31:26Z 2021 book OCN: 1246145418 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52170 9783161601545 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/75118 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52170/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52170/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52170/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52170/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52170/1/external_content.pdf Mohr Siebeck Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG https://doi.org/10.1628/978-3-16-160154-5 https://doi.org/10.1628/978-3-16-160154-5 fd53d82f-781e-4b7f-b7ca-ca2ff53a2156 Knowledge Unlatched Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 9783161601545 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) KU Open Services Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG open access |
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| title | The Joseph Story between Egypt and Israel |
| title_full | The Joseph Story between Egypt and Israel |
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| topic | Religion Religion Biblical Studies Religion Biblical Studies Old Testament thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVC Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts |
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