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Genesis
45:1-28
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary
and Divrei Torah. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "This example teaches that we
must by all means comfort those who are truly ashamed and sorry for
their sins." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "After the tokens of true
reconciliation with the Lord Jesus, sweet communion with him
follows." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "Sinners must grieve, and be
angry with themselves for their sins; yea, though God, by his power,
bring good out of them, for that is no thanks to the sinner: but
true penitents should be greatly affected with it, when they see God
bringing good out of evil. Though we must not with this
consideration extenuate our own sins, and so take off the edge of
our repentance; yet it may do well thus to extenuate the sins of
others, and so take off the edge of our angry resentments. Thus
Joseph doth here." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The sudden transition from a
condemned criminal to a fondled brother, might have occasioned
fainting or even death, had not his tumultuous feelings been
relieved by a torrent of tears. But Joseph's attentions were not
confined to Benjamin. He affectionately embraced every one of his
brothers in succession; and by those actions, his forgiveness was
demonstrated more fully than it could be by words." |
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| "Jesus
and His Brethren: Genesis 45:1-5," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1897.
| "I need not say to, you beloved, who are conversant with Scripture, that
there is scarcely any personal type in the Old Testament which is more clearly and fully a
portrait of our Lord Jesus Christ than is the type of Joseph." |
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| Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Genesis 45:1-15, Pentecost 14,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church
in Australia.
| "In our
lives we cannot avoid being accountable for actions which hurt and
give pain to others whether on a personal level or indeed on a
global level. However, it is the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit
which can overcome our sin, bring new life and possibilities from
situations." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Genesis 45:3-11, 15, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph
W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"The Awesome Plot,"
Parshah Vayigash, text, commentary, stories, sermons & articles from
Chassidic Masters and others, from Chabad Lubavitch. |
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"Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
| "Here then are the elements for
reconciliation. Looking to God's big plan rather than our pain, genuine
repentance and forgiveness." |
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"Joseph Comes
Out," Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jane Rachel Litman. BeliefNet.
| "So many people hide their true
identities. We must work for a day when everyone can say, 'I am Joseph,
your brother.'" |
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"In Solidarity with His Brothers - the Story of Joseph in the Bible,"
William L. Holladay, The Christian Century, 1996.
| "Joseph is a savior figure. For Israel,
Egypt became the nightmare place of slavery and death. Now Joseph,
rejected by his family, masters Egypt, and will be remembered for teaching
back to his family, in the purposes of God, to make everything right once
more." |
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"Personal Narrative and the Needs of the Other: Perashat Vayigash," Mark
H. Kirschbaum, M.D., Tikkun.
| "...I suggest
that what Yehudah is doing is questioning the dominant society's sense of
fairness in this episode which clearly represents a miscarriage of
justice." |
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"Revealing
Joseph,"
Expository Essay,
Genesis 45:1-11, 15, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
| "The reunion will not 'solve' all
their problems, but it brings to a fitting 'interim' conclusion a
narrative of bitterness, favoritism, jealousy and revenge." |
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| Parshas
Vayigash, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to
numerous Orthodox articles and studies on Genesis 44:18 -47:27. |
| Parshat
Vayigash, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie. |
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| Articles & Background:
| "In Each Other's
Likeness: Twin Brothers Separated by Faith after the Holocaust," Eugene L.
Pogany, Cross Currents.
| "If only posthumous efforts like
reciting the Kaddish could diminish the inner barriers between this devout Christian
minister and the quietly courageous Jewish husband, father, and grandfather who was his
twin brother. For finally, in each other's sorrow and in each other's passion they would
have discerned their own." |
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"The
Sabbatical/Jubilee Cycle and the Seven Year Famine in Egypt," C. Carmichael,
Biblica
80 (1999). Abstract.
| "The lawgiver formulated rules to ensure that the Israelites do not do what
the Egyptians did in their land (Lev 18,3). Borrowing details from the Genesis account of
the seven-year famine in Egypt, the lawgiver set out Yahweh’s scheme for his
people’s welfare." |
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"The
Fundamentals of Forgiveness," from the
Biblical
Studies Foundation.
| "We live in a society which...is
trying to store up anger that sooner or later is going to break forth, causing pain and
misery for many." |
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| "Le
temps dans l’histoire de Joseph (Gn 37–50). Repères temporels pour une
analyse narrative," Andre Wenin, Biblica 2002.
Abstract in English.
| "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." |
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| Tears
from Jewish Heritage OnLine Magazine.
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"Joseph's Tears: Retrieving
Absence," by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg.
| "As Judah recalls the rememberings of his father, Joseph is overwhelmed by
the reality of his own absence; he weeps for the third time and reveals
himself." |
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| "Exile,"
program highlights, discussion & reflection questions and more from the Bill Moyers
PBS series Genesis: A Living Conversation.
| "What was the
transformation in Joseph that enabled him to forgive and reconcile with his brothers? If
Joseph's brothers had not turned up so propitiously, do you think Joseph would have ever
gone home to see his family?" |
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Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Broadway Musical Home.
| "Way, way back many centuries ago,
not long after the Bible began..." |
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| Mysteries of the
Nile website from PBS's Nova special. Features historical & archaeological
information, panoramic virtual reality photos, and more.
| "Explore the Pyramids, temples, and other monumental architecture of
ancient Egypt through riveting 360° photos shot during this NOVA/PBS Online
Adventure." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Brueggemann, Walter,
"Life and Death in Tenth Century Israel," Journal of the American
Academy of Religion, 1972.
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| Coats, George W.,
"The Joseph Story and Ancient Wisdom: A Reappraisal," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1973.
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| Coats, George W.,
"Redactional Unity in Genesis 37-50," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1974.
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| Fritsch, Charles T.,
"'God Was With Him': A Theological Study of the Joseph Narrative,"
Interpretation, 1955.
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| Greenberg, Irving,
"The Maturation of Covenant in Judaism and Christianity," The Living
Pulpit, 2005.
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| Holladay, William L.,
"In Solidarity with His Brothers," The Christian Century, 1996.
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| Hyman, Ronald T., "Questions in the
Joseph Story: The Effects and their Implications for Teaching,"
Religious Education, 1984.
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| Jacobs, 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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| Hyman, Ronald T.,
"Questions in the Joseph Story: The Effects and Their Implication for
Teaching," Religious Education, 1984.
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| Kaminsky, Joel S., "Reclaiming a
Theology of Election: Favoritism and the Joseph Story," Perspectives
in Religious Studies, 2004.
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| King, 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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| Layton, Scott C., The Steward in
Ancient Israel: A Study of Hebrew ('ASER) 'AL-HABBAYIT in Its
Near Eastern Setting," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1990.
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| Matthews, Victor H.,
"The Anthropology of Clothing in the Joseph Narrative," Journal for
the Study of the Old Testament, 1995.
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| Morse, Christopher L.,
"Karl Barth on 'Covenant Partners,'" The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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| Patterson, Richard D., "Joseph in Pharoah's Court,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2007.
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| Pogany, Eugene L.,
"In Each Other's Likeness: Twin Brothers Separated by Faith after the
Holocaust," Cross Currents, 1995.
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| Rendsburg, Gary A.,
"Literary Structures in the Qur'anic and Biblical Stories of Joseph,"
Muslim World, 1988.
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| Smith, Bryan,
"The Central Role of Judah in Genesis 37-50," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2005.
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| Stansell, Gary,
"The Gift in Ancient Israel," Semeia, 1999.
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| Wildavsky, 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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| Reviews:
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| Sermons:
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| Poetry, Stories & Literature:
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| With Children:
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"Joseph in
Egypt," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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The Story of
Joseph, activities & crafts for children, DLTK's
Printable Crafts for Kids. |
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"Joseph Reveals
Himself to His Brothers,"
"Jacob Moves to
Egypt," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise
Christian Center. |
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| Drama: |
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art: Story of
Joseph, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection,
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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Big Goblet, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing
permissions at right-hand side of destination page. |
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Joseph and His
Brothers PowerPoint Slide Masters. Henry
Martin, sermons4kids.com. |
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