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Genesis
37:1-28

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
bulletBereshit 37: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bullet Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
bullet Chapter IV of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
bullet Chapter X, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
bullet Epistle LXVIII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 254)
bullet Commentary on Genesis, John Calvin.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"The more God shows himself favourable to his own, the more the malice of the wicked rages against them."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"In Joseph's history we see something of Christ, who was first humbled and then exalted."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"And as Joseph was sold by the contrivance of Judah for twenty pieces of silver, so was our Lord Jesus for thirty, and by one of the same name too, Judas."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"Their hatred to Joseph must have had a far deeper seat. It must have been produced by dislike to his piety and other excellencies, which made his character and conduct a constant censure upon theirs, and on account of which they found that they could never be at ease till they had rid themselves of his hated presence."
bulletContemporary References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet The Old Testament Readings: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
bullet "Through the many twists and turns of their history, and their perilous journey through the wilderness, they will find that God remains with them. This persistent presence is not the result of any righteousness on this family’s part. We have abundant evidence of that in both the Jacob and Joseph stories. It is solely at the prerogative of the one who makes the promise."
bullet Genesis 37:1-28, Pentecost 13, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"While Joseph is not the youngest we are seeing a repeat of what happened with his father who was the younger and therefore not the one who was supposed to be the head of the family."
bullet Desert Scribblings, Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28, Geoff McElroy.
bullet "And here is the gospel, the good news found in the Joseph cycle: the dream of God prevails over the plans of human beings."
bullet "Unjust Justice," guest essay by Don Thorsen, Professor of Theology at Azusa Pacific University, The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2005.
bullet"Ultimately, it is God who is responsible for righting every wrong and for providing eternal life.  In the meantime, we are called to partner with God’s grace for loving our neighbors as ourselves in advancing the good news—good news that includes compassionate ministries and advocacy for the sake of justice and peace."
bullet Parshah Vayeishev, text, commentary, stories, sermons & articles from Chassidic Masters and others, from Chabad Lubavitch.
bullet "Joseph, Don't Go!" by Prof. Eliezer Segal, University of Calgary.
bullet"We live in a world in which the petty deeds of individuals seem to count very little against mighty political and historical forces. How many false political gods have been founded on the premise that "the end justifies the means," that immoral acts can find their justification in the furthering of exalted destinies!"
bullet "Yehuda and Yosef Consciousness: Perashat Veyeshev," Mark H. Kirschbaum, M.D., Tikkun.
bullet "Words as Real as Actions," Torah Commentary by Vanessa Ochs. BeliefNet.
bullet"Speech can make worlds come into being--and must therefore be used with utmost care."
bulletParshas Vayeishev, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous Orthodox articles and studies on Genesis 37:1 - 40:23.
bulletParshat Vayeishev, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie.
bullet"Jacob, Joseph, Jealousy, and a Journey to Egypt," from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
bullet"No one is on more dangerous ground than the one who is complacent and smugly secure. No one is safer, regardless of their environment, than he or she who is looking only to God for protection and provision for the need of the moment."
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet"Exile," program highlights, discussion & reflection questions and more from the Bill Moyers PBS series Genesis: A Living Conversation.
bullet"What are the costs of assimilation?"
bulletDreams from Jewish Heritage OnLine Magazine. Ancient and contemporary articles, commentary, and exposition about dreams, Biblical to modern.
bulletIncludes "Interpreting Joseph's Dreams," Prof. Nahum Sarna
bullet"The accepted predictive aspects of dreams was cause enough for the brothers to take Joseph seriously. But insofar as a dream was recognized to be inseparable from personality, it meant also that the dreamer somehow bore a measure of responsibility for his dreams."
bullet"Le temps dans l’histoire de Joseph (Gn 37–50). Repères temporels pour une analyse narrative," Andre Wenin, Biblica 83, 2002. (Abstract in English)
bullet"The story of Joseph thus appears as a story showing how the healing and humanization of human relations are achieved by telling the story of a life."
bullet "Confused Language as a Deliberate Literary Device in Biblical Hebrew Narrative," Gary A. Rendsburg, Journal of Hebrew Scripture Volume 2: Article 6 (1999).
bullet"In sum, the ambiguity in Gen 37:28 reflects Joseph’s confusion in processing the events as they occurred."
bullet Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Broadway Musical Home.
bullet"Way, way back many centuries ago, not long after the Bible began..."
bulletMysteries of the Nile website from PBS's Nova special. Features historical & archaeological information, panoramic virtual reality photos, and more.
bullet"Explore the Pyramids, temples, and other monumental architecture of ancient Egypt through riveting 360° photos shot during this NOVA/PBS Online Adventure."
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletCoats, George W., "The Joseph Story and Ancient Wisdom: A Reappraisal," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1973.
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bulletCoats, George W., "Redactional Unity in Genesis 37-50," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1974.
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bulletFritsch, Charles T., "'God Was With Him': A Theological Study of the Joseph Narrative," Interpretation, 1955.
 
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bulletHuddlestun, John R., "Divestiture, Deception, and Demotion: the Garment Motif in Genesis 37-39," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
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bulletHyman, Ronald T., "Questions in the Joseph Story: The Effects and Their Implication for Teaching," Religious Education, 1984.
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bulletJacobs, Mignon R., "The Conceptual Dynamics of Good and Evil in the Joseph Story: An Exegetical and Hermeneutical Inquiry," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2003.
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bulletJarvis, Cynthia A., "The Shadow Side," The Christian Century, 2002.
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bulletKaminsky, Joel S., "Reclaiming a Theology of Election: Favoritism and the Joseph Story," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2004.
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bulletKing, J. Robin, "The Joseph Story and Divine Politics: A Comparative Study of a Biographic Formula from the Ancient Near East," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1987.
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bulletMatthews, Victor H., "The Anthropology of Clothing in the Joseph Narrative," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1995.
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bulletRendsburg, Gary A., "Literary Structures in the Qur'anic and Biblical Stories of Joseph," Muslim World, 1988.
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bulletSmith, Bryan, "The Central Role of Judah in Genesis 37-50," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2005.
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bulletWildavsky, Aaron, "Survival Must Not Be Gained through Sin: The Moral of the Joseph Stories Prefigured through Judah and Tamar," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1994.
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bulletReviews:
bullet Review: Ronald S. Wallace, The Story of Joseph and the Family of Jacob. Eerdmans, 2001. Review by Terrance A. Clarke in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet Review: Yiu-Wing Fung, Victim and Victimizer: Joseph's Interpretation of his Destiny, Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. Review by Howard Neil Wallace in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet Reviews: Shaul Bar, A Letter That Has Not Been Read: Dreams in the Hebrew Bible. Hebrew Union College Press, 2001. Reviews by Robert Gnuse and Frances Flanner-Dailey in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet Review: Kevin Walton, Thou Traveller Unknown: The Presence and Absence of God in the Jacob Narrative. Paternoster, 2003. Review by David W. Cotter in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
bullet Review: Ron Pirson, The Lord of Dreams: A Semantic and Literary Analysis of Genesis 37-50. Sheffield Academic Press, 2003. Review by Barbara Green in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
bullet Review: Lindsay Wilson, Joseph Wise and Otherwise: The Intersection of Wisdom and Covenant in Genesis 37-50. Paternoster, 2004. Review by Oren Biderman, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
bullet Review: Alan T. Levenson, The Story of Joseph: A Journey of Jewish Interpretation. The College of William and Mary, 2004. Review by Piet Venter, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
bulletSermons:
bullet "The Story of Joseph," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
bullet "Joseph Our Brother," from God Has a Story, Too, by James A. Sanders, 1979. Full text online at Religion Online.
bulletWith Children:
bullet "Joseph's Beautiful Coat," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
bullet The Story of Joseph, activities & crafts for children, DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids.
bullet "Joseph & the Colorful Coat," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
bullet "A Coat and a Dream," Linda Edwards, The Children's Chapel.
bullet "Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
bullet "Joseph and His Coat," online computer java-based coloring pages from Grace Baptist Church of Feeding Hill.
bulletDrama:
bullet "Joseph and His Brothers,", "More Than Enough," Mustard Seeds, Proper 13, 2008. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
bullet "Joseph (This Is Your Life)," Andy Lund, dramatix.
bullet "Joseph's Story," Annette Wetherbee, dramatix.
bullet "A Midsummer Canaanight's Dream," Eric Stapleton, dramatix.
bullet "Joseph's Family," Michael English, Milton Parish Church Drama Resources.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Clip Art: Story of Joseph, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
bullet Colorblind Joseph's New Coat, Joseph on a color tour, Joseph's Closet, Washo contract, Misplaced coat, The Coat of Zero Colors, No Big Deal, Many coats of colors, Many color safe, Colored Goat, There Were On Sale, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page.
bullet Joseph and His Brothers PowerPoint Slide Masters. Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com.
bulletJoseph Sold by His Brothers - Scripture Pics - graphics relating to RCL texts, Matt Baker, Germantown UMC, Ohio.
bulletHymns and Music:
bulletAt Oremus Hymnal:
bullet Give to our God immortal praise
bullet Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
bullet Now thank we all our God
bullet O God of Bethel, by whose hand
bullet O praise ye the Lord! praise him in the height
bullet Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
bullet The God of Abraham praise
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletJoseph
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bulletStudy links and resources for the Book of Genesis