From Joseph to Jesus : the Joseph narrative as a compositional template from Old Greek Esther to the Gospel of Luke / Tobias Siegenthaler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Siegenthaler, Tobias.

Series:

Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology ; 125.

Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology, 0926-6097 ; 125

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joseph (Son of Jacob).

Joseph.

Esther, Queen of Persia.

Esther.

Jesus Christ--Biography--Sources, Jewish.

Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--Royal office.

Bible. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Esther--Versions, Greek--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Old Testament--Relation to Luke.

Physical Description:

xvi, 280 pages : tables ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters, 2026.

Summary:

"It has long been observed that the Joseph story was deployed as a narrative template by later Biblical writers, such as the writers of 2 Samuel 13, 2 Kings 25 par, Esther, Susanna and the gospels. In this volume Tobias Siegenthaler gathers, organises and complements those observations with his own. He argues that the the writers of Old Greek Esther and the Gospel of Luke employ the narrative paradigm established by the Joseph narrative as a template for the composition of their narratives of conflict, salvation and ascension to power. He demonstrates how they draw on patterns of interpretation that have already been established by the writers of the literature of the Hebrew Bible and its Old Greek iterations. Thus, the figure of Joseph does not only stand pars pro toto for Israel's descent to Egypt or the later Northern Kingdom, but he also sets the pattern for ascension to power through conflict and suffering. Therefore, Jesus, though being a son of David from the tribe of Judah, looks very much like Joseph, and the question of the audience in the synagogue in Nazareth, "Is this not the son of Joseph?" (Lk 4:22), is telling. Siegenthaler concludes that Jesus is portrayed in the likeness of Joseph in order to express the reunification of the Northern and Southern kingdom, Joseph and Judah, the Samaritans and the Jews, in and through the Messiah son of David." -- Publisher, page four of cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Who is king from the house of Jacob?

Allusion to the pit-stories of Joseph in later Biblical literature

From the pit to the throne : crucifixion and redemption in Old Greek Esther

From the pit to the throne : Jesus' ascension to kingship in the Gospel of Luke

Conclusion.

Notes:

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of St Andrews, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-280).

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9789042954984

9042954981

OCLC:

1609839952

Publisher Number:

9789042954984