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What Profit for Us?
Barbara Green
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Description for What Profit for Us?
Paperback. This book offers a fresh reading of the biblical story of Joseph, alert to, and explicit about current literary methodology. Joseph is sold south by traders; then his brothers must go down to barter for food; and finally all his kin relocate in Egypt to survive famine. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
This book offers a fresh reading of the biblical story of Joseph, alert to, and explicit about current literary methodology. Joseph is sold south by traders; then his brothers must go down to barter for food; and finally all his kin relocate in Egypt to survive famine. The relentless pull of the characters into various literal and figurative pits mingles with their struggles to emerge. The major mystery presented to both characters and readers—who is responsible for the descent of Joseph into Egypt?—develops into a much deeper question articulated by the brothers about the significance of the journey: 'What profit ... Read more
This book offers a fresh reading of the biblical story of Joseph, alert to, and explicit about current literary methodology. Joseph is sold south by traders; then his brothers must go down to barter for food; and finally all his kin relocate in Egypt to survive famine. The relentless pull of the characters into various literal and figurative pits mingles with their struggles to emerge. The major mystery presented to both characters and readers—who is responsible for the descent of Joseph into Egypt?—develops into a much deeper question articulated by the brothers about the significance of the journey: 'What profit ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761805113
SKU
V9780761805113
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99-15
About Barbara Green
Barbara Green is Professor of Biblical Studies at Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.
Reviews for What Profit for Us?
Green's beautifully crafted analysis, enhanced by detailed and thorough notes, is highly engaging and provocative. It leaves one with a deep appreciation of the artistic design inherent in the story of Joseph.
Catholic Biblical Quarterly
Here is a refreshing narratological reading of the Joseph narrative...a wealth of particulars and fresh angles of perception reside in her detailed reading ... Read more
Catholic Biblical Quarterly
Here is a refreshing narratological reading of the Joseph narrative...a wealth of particulars and fresh angles of perception reside in her detailed reading ... Read more