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- catalog abstract "This book is a comparative study in the hermeneutics of the ancient interpretations of the biblical Joseph story. Assuming that every interpretation results from a creative encounter between the ultimately open text of Scripture and the specific thought world of the interpreter, it examines the particular way in which each exegete construes the biblical outline of Joseph's character. Paying special attention to the literary nature of the sources, the study begins with an analysis of the narrative methods and the hermeneutic potential of the biblical story, and then proceeds to the inter-testamental evidence. The central concern of this study is to compare the different interpretations of the philosopher Philo, the historian Josephus and the Midrash Genesis Rabbah. These sources do not only range over a considerable amount of time but significantly derive respectively from the Greek and Hebrew cultural realm. Consequently, their figures of Joseph fulfil distinctly different purposes, ranging from an idealisation of Joseph as a Hellenistic politician to autobiographical apologetics and religious instruction. --From publisher's description".
- catalog contributor b3420895.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-173) and indexes.".
- catalog description "The biblical Joseph -- Philo's figure of Joseph -- Josephus's Joseph -- The figure of Joseph in Genesis Rabbah -- Appendix : the figure of Joseph in the Targums.".
- catalog description "This book is a comparative study in the hermeneutics of the ancient interpretations of the biblical Joseph story. Assuming that every interpretation results from a creative encounter between the ultimately open text of Scripture and the specific thought world of the interpreter, it examines the particular way in which each exegete construes the biblical outline of Joseph's character. Paying special attention to the literary nature of the sources, the study begins with an analysis of the narrative methods and the hermeneutic potential of the biblical story, and then proceeds to the inter-testamental evidence. The central concern of this study is to compare the different interpretations of the philosopher Philo, the historian Josephus and the Midrash Genesis Rabbah. These sources do not only range over a considerable amount of time but significantly derive respectively from the Greek and Hebrew cultural realm. Consequently, their figures of Joseph fulfil distinctly different purposes, ranging from an idealisation of Joseph as a Hellenistic politician to autobiographical apologetics and religious instruction. --From publisher's description".
- catalog extent "178 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "900409556X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, 0169-734X ; Bd. 16".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill,".
- catalog subject "222/.11092 20".
- catalog subject "BS580.J6 N54 1992".
- catalog subject "Bible. Genesis, XXXVII-L Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.".
- catalog subject "Joseph (Son of Jacob)".
- catalog subject "Josephus, Flavius Contributions in the biography of Joseph, son of Jacob.".
- catalog subject "Josephus, Flavius.".
- catalog subject "Midrash rabbah. Genesis Criticism, interpretation, etc.".
- catalog subject "Patriarchs (Bible) Biography History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Philo, of Alexandria Contributions in the biography of Joseph, son of Jacob.".
- catalog subject "Philo, of Alexandria.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The biblical Joseph -- Philo's figure of Joseph -- Josephus's Joseph -- The figure of Joseph in Genesis Rabbah -- Appendix : the figure of Joseph in the Targums.".
- catalog title "The figure of Joseph in post-Biblical Jewish literature / by Maren Niehoff.".
- catalog type "text".