Composition of Genesis 37
Subtitle: Incoherence and Meaning in the Exposition of the Joseph Story
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Company KG
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9783161551505
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t. pentateuch
Description: Genesis 37 narrates the basis of Israel's descent into Egypt. It is a chapter where literary tensions have given rise to several incompatible interpretations. Matthew C. Genung provides a fresh analysis of Genesis 37 along with a new explanation of its compositional history. The results impact the interpretation of the Joseph Story and pentateuchal criticism.