Bibliograph

Figuring Resurrection, Joseph as a Death and Resurrection Figure in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism

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Figuring Resurrection, Joseph as a Death and Resurrection Figure in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Figuring Resurrection

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Studies in Scripture and Biblical Theology

Sub title

Joseph as a Death and Resurrection Figure in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism

Summary

The death and resurrection of Joseph Towards the end of Genesis, the narrative slows down to tell the story of Joseph. There is no dispute that Joseph's story is unique, but why does it deserve such focused attention? And, how does this story relate to the rest of Genesis? In Figuring Resurrection, Jeffrey Pulse presents the view that Joseph is a death-and-resurrection-figure. A close literary reading of Genesis 37-50 reveals that Joseph's story is one of rejection and restoration, descent and ascent, condemnation and exaltation, exile and return, death and resurrection. Far from a lengthy diversion, Joseph's story of "death and resurrection" plays an important role in the theology of Genesis and later Second Temple Jewish literature. Figuring Resurrection has implications for our understanding of Joseph's narrative, the book of Genesis, Hebrew thinking on the afterlife, and typology

Target audience

adult

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