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)

S1E186: Joseph in the house of Potiphar (Genesis 39.1-6)

Genesis 37-39 narrative “sandwich” (PDF)

Parallels and differences between Genesis 38 and 39 (PDF)

Lines of cultural conflict in Genesis 39 (PDF)

S1E187: "Lie with me!" (Genesis 39.7-12)

“To lie with” in the Bible, selected examples (PDF)

Genesis 39 keywords and shape (PDF)

S1E188: Joseph accused (Genesis 39.13-19)

Mrs. Potiphar’s two stories (PDF)

S1E189: YHWH with Joseph in the prison house (Genesis 39.20-23)

Parallels between Genesis 39.1-6 and 39.20-23 (PDF)

“Imprisonment” in Genesis (PDF)

S1E190: Pharaoh throws his officials in prison (Genesis 40.1-4)

Genesis 39-41 triptych (PDF)

Genesis 40 keywords and shape (PDF)

Rare Hebrew words in Genesis 40-41 (PDF)

S1E191: Joseph sees an opportunity (Genesis 40.5-8)

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S1E192: The cupbearer dreams of grapes (Genesis 40.9-15)

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S1E193: Pharaoh lifts up a pair of official heads (Genesis 40.16-23)

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S1E194: Pharaoh dreams of cows and corn (Genesis 41.1-8)

Genesis 41 keywords and shape (PDF)

Genesis 41-45 series of binary encounters (PDF)

S1E195: Joseph is brought before Pharaoh to interpret his dreams (Genesis 41.9-14)

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S1E196: Pharaoh tells Joseph his dreams (Genesis 41.15-24)

Narrator’s and pharaoh’s dream reports (PDF)

S1E197: Joseph interprets pharaoh's dreams (Genesis 41.25-32)

Egyptian “Famine Stela” translation (PDF)

S1E198: Joseph teaches pharaoh to manage famine for profit (Genesis 41.33-37)

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S1E199: Joseph installed as vizier over all the land of Egypt (Genesis 41.38-46)

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S1E200: Joseph oversees years of imperial production (Genesis 41.47-52)

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S1E201: Joseph, famine profiteer (Genesis 41.53-57)

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