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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 interpreting has been provided by Joseph’s brothers and father and is most likely incorrect. In contrast to the narrative’s other pairs, no interpretation scene is devoted to Joseph’s dreams. Rather, these visions are deciphered over the course of the plot, their solutions implied through the characters’ reactions. Through the brothers’ angry words, the reader learns how they have interpreted the first dream: “Do you mean to reign over us? Do you mean to rule over us?” (37:8); and Jacob’s chiding
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