The Composition of Genesis 37: Incoherence and Meaning in the Exposition of the Joseph Story: 95 (Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe) - Softcover

Genung, Matthew C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3161551508 ISBN 13: 9783161551505

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck, 2017

Synopsis

Genesis 37 is the exposition of the biblical Joseph Story and narrates the basis of Israel's descent into Egypt. From the beginning of critical research into the Pentateuch, literary tensions and contradictions encountered in this chapter, including the question of who sold Joseph to whom, have given rise to several incompatible explanations. At present, no solution to its complex problems enjoys agreement. On top of a thorough history of research, Matthew C. Genung provides a fresh literary critical analysis of Genesis 37, treated passage by passage, and guided by the literary tensions in the narrative in dialogue with the most important solution models. This method has led to a new explanation of the compositional history of Genesis 37 that contributes to an understanding of the meaning of the actual text, solves its elements of tension and incoherence, and identifies their originating historical milieu.

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About the Author

Born 1972; 1994 B.S. from Boston College; 2007 S.T.B. from the Pontifical Gregorian University; 2016 S.S.D. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute; 2011-16 Visiting Scholar at Boston College; since 2016 Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at The Athenaeum of Ohio.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3161551508
• ISBN 13: 9783161551505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 247