Victim and victimizer : Joseph's interpretation of his destiny / Yiu-Wing Fung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fung, Yiu-Wing.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 308.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 308

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narration in the Bible.

Bible. Genesis--Criticism, Narrative.

Bible.

Joseph (Son of Jacob).

Joseph.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book attempts an interesting exercise in character analysis. It scrutinizes the speeches of Joseph in such a way as to expose the problematic nature of his claims to know God's intentions. While Judah is forced by Joseph's test to choose slavery for the sake of his father's survival, the ironic reversal of Judah's role from victimizer to victim is undercut by the rationale by which he had Joseph sold in order to save him. Unwittingly, Joseph mistakes this rationale as a divine principle that undergirds his suffering and he dreams of domination for the same purpose of survival. He is unawa

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE PROBLEMATIC NATURE OF JOSEPH'S CLAIM OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE; Chapter 2 A CHALLENGE TO JOSEPH'S CLAIM OF DIVINE DOMINATION; Chapter 3 IS JOSEPH THE NARRATOR'S MOUTHPIECE?; Chapter 4 READERS' RESPONSES TO JOSEPH'S CLAIMS; Chapter 5 FAVOURITISM FUNCTIONS AS BOTH CURSE AND CURE; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611841607

9781281841605

1281841609

9780567430045

0567430049

OCLC:

276878041