| Victim and Victimizer Contributor(s): Fung, Yiu-Wing (Author), Mein, Andrew (Editor), Camp, Claudia V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1841271039 ISBN-13: 9781841271033 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $257.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 222.110 |
| LCCN: 00340024 |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.46" W x 9.5" (1.01 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Gods intentions. While Judah is forced by Josephs test to choose slavery for the sake of his fathers survival, the ironic reversal of Judahs 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 Judahs real predicament and this double blindness calls into doubt the coalescence of perspectives of Joseph and the narrator. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles. |