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Informationen zum Autor Alan T. Levenson is the Schusterman/Josey Professor of Jewish History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author or editor of numerous essays and books, including The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible: How Scholars in Germany, Israel, and America Transformed an Ancient Text; An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers; and Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism: Defenses of Jews and Judaism in Germany, 1871–1932 (Nebraska, 2013). Klappentext Alan T. Levenson is the Schusterman/Josey Professor of Jewish History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author or editor of numerous essays and books! including The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible: How Scholars in Germany! Israel! and America Transformed an Ancient Text; An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers; and Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism: Defenses of Jews and Judaism in Germany! 1871–1932 (Nebraska! 2013). Zusammenfassung The complex and dramatic story of Joseph is the most sustained narrative in Genesis. Many call it a literary masterpiece and a story of great depth that can be read on many levels. In a lucid and engaging style, Alan T. Levenson brings the voices of Philo, Josephus, Midrash, and medieval commentators, as well as a wide range of modern scholars, into dialogue about this complex biblical figure. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Joseph: Favored Son, Hated Brother 2. Joseph the Dreamer 3. Tamar, a Difficult Hero 4. Potiphar’s Wife Vilified and Redeemed 5. Joseph from Rags to Riches 6. Testing, Dreaming, Punishing 7. Judah in Joseph 8. The Return of Rachel 9. Adopting Ephraim and Manasseh 10. Jacob’s Valedictory 11. The Deaths and Burials of Jacob and Joseph 12. Portraying Egypt in Joseph Notes Selected Bibliography Index
