This book attempts an interesting exercise in character analysis. It scrutinizes the speeches of Joseph in such a way as to expose the problematic nature of his claims to know God's intentions. While Judah is forced by Joseph's test to choose slavery for the sake of his father's survival, the ironic reversal of Judah's role from victimizer to victim is undercut by the rationale by which he had Joseph sold in order to save him. Unwittingly, Joseph mistakes this rationale as a divine principle that undergirds his suffering and he dreams of domination for the same purpose of survival. He is unaware of Judah's real predicament and this double blindness calls into doubt the coalescence of perspectives of Joseph and the narrator.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781841271033
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94603294
Product Key Features
Book Title
Victim and Victimizer: Joseph's Interpretation of His Destiny
Author
Yiu-Wing Fung
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Religious History, Christianity
Publication Year
2000
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Yiu-Wing Fung
Series Title
The Library of Hebrew Bibles/Old Testament Studies