The Joseph paradox
Subtitle: a radical reading of Genesis 37-50
By: Hillel I. Millgram
Publisher: McFarland & Co. Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780786468508
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Description: "An accessible interpretation of the Joseph story, this book is a reader-friendly treatment of one of the most popular tales in the Bible. Instead of its usual reading as an Horatio Alger success story, the text proposes that we are presented with a cautionary tale of high achievement and the pursuit of success"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Way of the fathers; title: Family tragedy; title: Rehabilitation; title: Slave; title: Interpreter of dreams; title: Egyptian; title: Cat and mouse; title: Entrapment; title: Unmasking; title: Long farewell; title: Egyptian trajectory; title: Write-off; title: Legacy; title: Closing of accounts; title: Between God and man; title: Joseph's place in history; title: Who sold Joseph into Egypt?; title: Can Judah and Tamar be fitted into the Joseph narrative?; title: What is a poem doing in the Joseph story?; title: Who's who in the Joseph story.