The story of Joseph is prominent in the book of Genesis and yet is rarely mentioned in the
rest of Scripture. How then do we understand Joseph's significance in redemptive history …

This dissertation defends the notion that Joseph, understood according to a literary-
canonical analysis, functions as the resolution to the plot of Genesis and that this story …

The two accounts of Hagar in Genesis 16: 1–16 and 21: 1–21 have attracted considerable
attention from biblical scholars. However, apart from the commentaries, most of what has …

The preservation of Gen 49: 4c in the Masoretic Text presents readers with a notoriously
difficult textual problem. Both ancient and contemporary interpreters disagree widely about …

Previous studies of Genesis 37-50 have neglected the narrator's use of cultural identity as
an aspect of characterization. Most notably, they have not sufficiently considered the role …

One of the Bible's best-known encounters between agents of Yahweh and an individual
person is recounted in Gen 18: 1–15. Three visitors who present themselves to Abraham 2 …