The Joseph Story Between Egypt and Israel - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 316160153X ISBN 13 : 9783161601538

Editeur : Mohr Siebeck, 2021

Synopsis

Within the context of the Torah, the Joseph story can be read as a transition that explains why Jacob and his family came to Egypt. However, if one looks at other texts of the Hebrew Bible, there is no mention of the Joseph story; instead, the arrival of the Israelites is said to be the result of the decision of a "father" or of "fathers" to go down do Egypt. Indeed, there are very few references to Joseph at all in the whole Hebrew Bible. Apparently, the Joseph story is not necessary for explaining why the Israelites found themselves in Egypt. The question therefore arises: Why was this story written, when, and for what audience? This volume offers an overview of the current discussion on the origins, composition, and historical contexts behind the Joseph narrative. There is a tendency to date the story (or its original version) to the Persian period, but this volume includes divergent voices about this issue. The volume also shows that scholarly discussion about the historical location of the Joseph story requires to bring together Egyptologists and biblical scholars.

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À propos des auteurs

Né en 1992; 2014 Bachelor et 2016 Master en physique à l'école polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL); 2024 doctorat en théologie à l'Université de Genève; Maître de conférences à l'Institut protestant de théologie de Paris (IPT-Paris).

Geboren 1965; 1996 Promotion (Dr. theol.), Universität Zürich; 1998 Habilitation, Universität Zürich; Professor für Hebräische Bibel und Antikes Judentum an der Universität Zürich.

Geboren 1955; 1988 Promotion, Universität Genf; Professor für Hebräische Bibel und Präsident des Collège de France, Paris; außerordentlicher Professor an der Universität Pretoria, Südafrika.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mohr Siebeck
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 316160153X
• ISBN 13: 9783161601538
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 178
• Éditeur: Romer Thomas, Schmid Konrad, Buhler Axel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible