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Figuring Resurrection: Joseph as a Death & Resurrection Figure in the Old Testament & Second Temple Judaism is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

the faith communities; but even this account presupposes a false dichotomy that no longer exists in the field of biblical interpretation—if it ever did. In this historical analysis of biblical hermeneutics I have focused on the various trends from 1980 onward. Although this may appear to be a slim slice, it most closely resembles and informs my own recommended methodology. I have attempted to describe the current landscape of hermeneutical thought, describing more recent trends and movements in the
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