The Book of Genesis 37.1-41.57

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S1E175: Genesis 37-50 Introduction

Some issues to consider in interpreting Genesis 37-50 (PDF)

Shape of the Story of Jacob’s Family (PDF)

Parallels between Judah in Genesis 38 and Joseph in Genesis 37, 39-48 (PDF)

Parallels between Joseph and the David story (PDF)

Links between Genesis 37-50 and 2 Kings 25.8-30 (PDF)

Stories of women-at-risk set between stories of men in Genesis (PDF)

Joseph (Genesis 41) and Daniel (Daniel 2) parallels (PDF)

Jacob-Joseph-Judah parallels with David (PDF)

S1E176: 37.1-4: Israel loved Jacob more...

Genesis 37 shape and keywords (PDF)

“Evil” (ra` and ra`ah) in Genesis (PDF)

Toledot in Genesis (PDF)

S1E177: Joseph dreams two dreams (Genesis 37.5-11)

Structure of Genesis 37.5-11 (PDF)

Dreams in the Hebrew Bible (PDF)

S1E178: Joseph journeys from Hebron to Shechem to find his brothers (Genesis 37.12-18)

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S1E179: Reuben tries to rescue Joseph from his brothers (Genesis 37.19-25)

Doubles and triples in Genesis 37 (PDF)

A source-oriented view of Genesis 37.21-30 (PDF)

Reuben ben Jacob in Genesis (PDF)

Genesis 37.18-33 chiasm (from J. Fokkelman, JPG)

S1E180: Judah proposes selling their brother (Genesis 37.26-30)

Judah ben Jacob in Genesis (PDF)

S1E181: Jacob refuses to be comforted over the "death" of Joseph (Genesis 37.31-36)

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S1E182: Tamar is confronted by the evils of patriarchy (Genesis 38.1-11)

Genesis 38 shape and keywords (PDF)

Genesis 37 and 38 parallels (PDF)

Triplets in Genesis 38 (PDF)

S1E182.1: Marrying Canaanites? (Genesis 38.2)

Canaanites in Genesis and beyond (PDF)

Four scholarly takes on Judah “taking” a Canaanite woman (PDF)

S1E183: Tamar takes up "the way of women" (Genesis 38.12-19)

“The Way of Women” in Genesis (PDF)

S1E184: "Justice is on her side!" (Genesis 38.20-26)

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S1E185: Tamar becomes mother of the messiah (Genesis 38.27-30)

Perez in the Bible (PDF)

Zerah in the Bible (PDF)

Moabites, Perezites, and King David (PDF)