LEADER 02835nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910453843503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-84160-9 010 $a9786611841607 010 $a0-567-43004-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000542373 035 $a(EBL)436467 035 $a(OCoLC)276878041 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000267290 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12049556 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267290 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10334709 035 $a(PQKB)11431386 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436467 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436467 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10250866 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL184160 035 $a(OCoLC)893334202 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000542373 100 $a20000829d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVictim and victimizer$b[electronic resource] $eJoseph's interpretation of his destiny /$fYiu-Wing Fung 210 $aSheffield, England $cSheffield Academic Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 225 1 $aJournal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;$v308 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84127-103-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aContents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE PROBLEMATIC NATURE OF JOSEPH'S CLAIM OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE; Chapter 2 A CHALLENGE TO JOSEPH'S CLAIM OF DIVINE DOMINATION; Chapter 3 IS JOSEPH THE NARRATOR'S MOUTHPIECE?; Chapter 4 READERS' RESPONSES TO JOSEPH'S CLAIMS; Chapter 5 FAVOURITISM FUNCTIONS AS BOTH CURSE AND CURE; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors 330 $aThis book attempts an interesting exercise in character analysis. It scrutinizes the speeches of Joseph in such a way as to expose the problematic nature of his claims to know God's intentions. While Judah is forced by Joseph's test to choose slavery for the sake of his father's survival, the ironic reversal of Judah's role from victimizer to victim is undercut by the rationale by which he had Joseph sold in order to save him. Unwittingly, Joseph mistakes this rationale as a divine principle that undergirds his suffering and he dreams of domination for the same purpose of survival. He is unawa 410 0$aJournal for the study of the Old Testament.$pSupplement series ;$v308. 606 $aNarration in the Bible 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNarration in the Bible. 676 $a222.11092 676 $a222/.1106 700 $aFung$b Yiu-Wing$0873564 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453843503321 996 $aVictim and victimizer$91950178 997 $aUNINA