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Developing Joseph’s Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical Joseph
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The Joseph story is a magisterial work. Yet, many scholars have devoted considerable attention to diachronic issues like the story’s origin, development, and redactions rather than a synchronic reading of the story. If one engages in a reading at the level of the final redaction of the Genesis story, a hitherto little perceived development of the Joseph figure becomes apparent. Joseph – presented as an egomaniacal youth who insensitively and arrogantly stands up to his brothers – over time becomes a more patient, vigilant, and clever statesman, who in the end becomes the saviour of Egypt and of his own family. With the help of narratological character analysis, the hitherto strongly held perception of Joseph as a flat, idealised, stereotypical character must give way to a multifaceted, vivid image of the biblical Joseph by re-examining his story.
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This article argues that a synchronic narratological reading of the final Masoretic text of Genesis 37–50 reveals Joseph as a dynamic, developing character rather than the flat, idealised hero often assumed. Joseph moves from an egomaniacal youth in Canaan to a patient, clever, forgiving statesman and saviour in Egypt.
Key findings
- Against readings such as von Rad’s, the paper traces significant change in Joseph: from a negative, self-centred boy in Genesis 37 to a forgiving man second only to Pharaoh, who finally interprets his own history providentially.
- Joseph is presented as a multidimensional, realistic, individualised character: socially situated, adaptable, persistent, shrewd, and often unpredictable, with gaps and silences that require readerly inference.
- The narrative gives chronological markers that frame this development: Joseph is 17 when introduced (37:2), 30 when he enters Pharaoh’s service (41:46), spends two years in prison, and dies at 110 (50:26).
- Joseph remains a strongly driven figure, moved by external influences and his own adaptability, until his self-revelation to his brothers; only with his permanent court position does a certain consistency emerge.
Methods
- Synchronic narratological character analysis of the final Masoretic text of Genesis 37–50, explicitly bracketing diachronic questions of origin, development, and redaction.
- Close reading of Joseph’s presentation across key episodes (Gen 37; 38; 39–45; 50), using categories from narratological character theory and cognitive inference to fill narrative gaps.
- Analysis focuses on the implicit narrator’s comments, foreign attributions, Joseph’s speech and silence, emotional displays, dreams, names, clothing, and reversals in the plot.
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- The paper states no formal limitations section.
- Evident from the text: the argument depends on a synchronic reading of the final MT and deliberately sets aside diachronic issues, so it does not resolve questions of the story’s origin or redaction.
- The paper itself notes that the narrative obstructs character analysis through missing details, frequent silences, and fragmentary information about Joseph’s motives and emotional life; it also says conventionality cannot be measured unless the origin and *Sitz im Leben* of the text are clearly proven, which it calls hardly possible.
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“He develops from a negative-egocentric boy in Canaan to a forgiving, man second only to pharaoh in Egypt.”
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“Yet, throughout the last 120 years of modern interpretive history since Gunkel, the alleged static nature of the figure of Joseph has been repeatedly propagated.10”
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“From a narrative perspective, the narrator intentionally leads us to believe that Joseph not only has the ability to receive revelation in dreams but also accurately interpret them when he is still with his family.”
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- Rests on an assumption: The narrative has an intended recipient whose responses and knowledge can be inferred from the text.
- Rests on an assumption: The biblical text is a coherent narrative with an implied narrator whose perspective can be reconstructed.
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“Joseph, who according to the implicit narrator's commentary has -in some way or another -remembered his dreams (42:9),75 wants to test his brothers.”
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“He could not have known for sure he had this ability either from his (extended) family life or from other narrated episodes of his life.”
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“Joseph's accusation of espionage is only a pretext he used to see Benjamin again.”
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“From now on, the brothers become the centre of the narrative (at least until the end of this chapter).”
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“Joseph's obedience to Jacob's command, which is not unusual for a son,31 is the final description of Joseph as an agent.32”
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“Nevertheless, the story obstructs narratological investigation at countless instances, at least from a modern and thus possibly anachronistic standpoint.”
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“Joseph also has a place in the field, though not as an equal, but as a ,נער which here probably means servant; servant either of the shepherds or servant of the brothers who are not in the pasture.24”
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“Reuben's objection convinces the brothers to forego murdering him in favour of leaving him in the pit and thus to death by exposure (37:21-22).”
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“Joseph -presented as an egomaniacal youth who insensitively and arrogantly stands up to his brothers -over time becomes a more patient, vigilant, and clever statesman, who in the end becomes the saviour of Egypt and of his own family.”
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“Joseph -presented as an egomaniacal youth who insensitively and arrogantly stands up to his brothers -over time becomes a more patient, vigilant, and clever statesman, who in the end becomes the saviour of Egypt and of his own family.”
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“The main protagonist of our story is introduced in 37:2, immediately after naming the progenitor, Jacob.”
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“The frequent silences of the main protagonist seem particularly striking.18”
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“As such, he delivers a deliberately malicious message to his father about his brothers.”
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“Until then, we get to know Joseph predominantly through foreign attributions.”
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“He loved him more than his brothers (37:3), which incited the latter to hatred.”
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“The picture drawn of Joseph once from the outside, by the implicit narrator, and once from the inside, by Joseph himself, is consistently negative.29”
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“Joseph is now passive; he only suffers at the hands of others.”
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“If one engages in a reading at the level of the final redaction of the Genesis story, a hitherto little perceived development of the Joseph figure becomes apparent.”
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“With this in mind, at the beginning of the story we meet a seventeen-year-old tending sheep with some of his brothers.”
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“Details of appearance, personalities, or detailed descriptive or interpretative commentary are missing from the story at important points.17”
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“Joseph -presented as an egomaniacal youth who insensitively and arrogantly stands up to his brothers -over time becomes a more patient, vigilant, and clever statesman, who in the end becomes the saviour of Egypt and of his own family.”
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“And Joseph remains silent.”
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“It is content to provide readers with only one hint: Joseph is now an איׁש (39:2) and no longer a נער (37:2)not in terms of his age nor of his social status.”
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“Judah's suggestion, however, turned Joseph from a doomed man into a slave (37:27-28).”
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“Here, too, Joseph is a figure who reacts and adapts.”
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“Nevertheless, it is always external influences that move the Joseph figure forward -internally as well as externally.”
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“Despite the resources he had at his disposal, Joseph remains inactive.”
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“For the most part, Joseph neither feels nor senses -at least in public and until after his revelation in chapters 45.”
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“Only the programmatic dreams in the chapter of exposition coupled with the providential interpolations in chapter 39 guide the recipients' expectations for the Joseph character.”
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“Potiphar's house in turn experiences material blessings יוסף בגלל (39:5).”
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“There is, however, no indication of misconduct on Joseph's part within the text.”
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“Furthermore, God appears in both stories exclusively in the background as the one orchestrating all that transpires.36”
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“In this sense, the Joseph figure is clearly described as realistic.”
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“As a character, Joseph is largely unpredictable.”
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“It is Joseph's first time talking about his religious belief.”
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“He comes into view in terms of his social role, his origins, his skills, his adaptability, his perseverance, his shrewd sense of opportunity.”
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“Despite this, one-dimensionality is not present.”
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“Combined with the observation that the transparency of the Joseph figure is more openly mysterious, a high degree of individualisation can be discerned.”
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“Personally, our main character now becomes an Egyptian: he is given a new name, an Egyptian wife, and with her has Egyptian children (41:45, 50-52).”
- Also stated in: § 2.5 Genesis 41:1-57 · plain
“Joseph becomes an Egyptian.”
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“Joseph dies and is embalmed according to Egyptian custom (50:26).”
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“Through it all, Joseph has no elaborate plan.”
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“His brief and vehement accusations contrast sharply with the brothers' lengthy attempts at explanation.”
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“Joseph succeeds in what he does.He experiences his first ascent and is set over Potiphar' house.”
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“Despite this significant passage of time, the text is entirely silent about how his appearance may have changed, his behaviour, especially his emotional state and attitude toward his family.”
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“Like Joseph, Tamar becomes the saviour of future generations.”
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“Genesis 39:21-23 takes up the thematic thread of 39:2, 3 again.”
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“Joseph recognises them, but they do not recognise him (42:8-9).”
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“Joseph's actions are neither entirely tyrannical nor entirely conciliatory.”
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“Here in Gen 38, too, the possession of a specific object plays a major role.”
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“Potiphar sees expressis verbis that YHWH was with Joseph: וירא אתו יהוה כי אדניו (39:3a).”
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“He is, at least until his self-revelation to his brothers, a strongly driven figure who advances by means of his adaptability.”
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“In the rather lengthy narrative of pharaoh's dreams and their interpretation, there is a motivic doubling with Gen 40.”
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“Chapter 38 interrupts the Joseph story, but the reader's thoughts are never far from the main protagonist.”
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“Joseph appears again in 39:1, once more as passive character מצרימה( הורד .)ויוסף”
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“Therefore, it is no wonder that the story of Joseph, and thus Genesis as a whole, ends with the word מצרים and only the Pentateuch as a whole ends with יׂשראל (Deut 34:12).”
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“Everything else in the story from now on is positive, conciliatory, and good.”
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“Narratologically, this is probably one of the special attractions of the story, since Joseph often does not act according to what is expected of him.”
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“Joseph corresponds to an individualised type in some paradigmatic places, such as in the challenge to the woman.”
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“The brothers have to bow down and acknowledge the authority of the Egyptian lord in order to survive.”
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“Within the relative chronology of the story, we find only the note that Joseph was 17 years old before he was sold into slavery (37:2), and was 30 years old when he entered into the service of pharaoh (41:46).”
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“He acts and reacts.”
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“The master of the house also seems to sense YHWH's work (39:3), however concretely this is to be imagined.41”
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“In fact, Joseph manages to find the right interpretation without ritual, invoking God, or using any other practice פתר( ,טוב 40:16).”
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“His long defence stands in stark contrast to the flat עמי ׁשכבה of the woman (39:7b).”
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“He makes mistakes and shows steadfastness.”
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“Because of numerous gaps, a lack of justification for his actions, and little knowledge of his motives, the character is conceived in a processually inconsistent manner.”
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“Previously he had spent two years in prison.”
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“The character's path is lined with themes of ordinary human existence such as forgiveness, power, strangeness, and self-determination, which offer multiple points of connection.”
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“There is no hint of pious motives in Joseph's mouth.”
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“This expression occurs almost verbatim in only one other place in the Hebrew Bible with reference of Joseph's mother, Rachel, who is thereby distinguished from her sister Leah (Gen 29:17).”
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“As the main character of the story, Joseph is described in more detail than most other protagonists.”
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“As we have seen, however, the MT version of Genesis does not support such an idealized and flat reading.”
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“Genesis 39:10 suggests that Potiphar's wife would have found another opportunity had it presented itself.”
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“Although much about Joseph's inner life is kept from us, he is a multidimensional figure.”
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“Nevertheless, character features such as external attributes, knowledge, experience, emotional world, actualised and non-actualised motifs often remain blurred, have to be inferred e silentio, or are omitted altogether.”
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“The tetragram apparently plays no role; the generic designation of God as אלהים seems to suffice.”
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“The intergenerational reconciliation is now complete, as Jacob is buried in the field that Abraham had once purchased for this very purpose (50:14).”
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“Unlike the officials, here Joseph adds his own advice, set off by ועתה (41:33).”
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“Only with his permanent position at court does a certain consistency and grounding of Joseph's character emerge.”
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“The choice of words is almost a doublet to 39:4, which underlines the parallelism of Joseph's ascent already noted several times.”
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“Indeed, Joseph, his brothers, especially Reuben and Judah, and Jacob all emerge not only as finely drawn figures but as men undergoing profound development over time.”
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- Not matchedcites W. Lee Humphreys, Joseph (s. Anm. 1) 76-86
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“Following on consistently from 45:1, Joseph also now rejects the possibility of repaying his brothers for what they did to him.”
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“His body will remain in Egypt for a time before it is to be brought back to its country of origin -a parenthesis that will only be closed in Josh 24:32.”
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“As the main protagonist, Joseph corresponds in places to a typecast, whether as a chaste youth with Potiphar's wife or as an independent dream interpreter before pharaoh.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 3 Conclusion
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“The fact that Joseph is wearing his special robe acts as a catalyst for the problem which already exists, at least in the mind of the majority of the brothers.”
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“Joseph is located within the rivalries that exist between Jacob's wives.23”
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“Yet, more recent works agree on the overwhelming evidence that a דבה is a false report, even more so with the addition of 52.רעה”
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“This introduction functions as the basis for the development of the entire story.”
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“the brothers' conflicts and their resolution are undoubtedly the thematic centre of the story (Gen 37, 42-45, 49-50).4”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > Abstract
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“Like every other character in the story, Joseph is only doubly accessible to us in this sense: through the partly deficient medium of the written form of our story as a whole and through the constant description by the implicit narrator and other characters within the story.”
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“Yet, many scholars have devoted considerable attention to diachronic issues like the story's origin, development, and redactions rather than a synchronic reading of the story.”
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“With the help of narratological character analysis, the hitherto strongly held perception of Joseph as a flat, idealised, stereotypical character must give way to a multifaceted, vivid image of the biblical Joseph by re-examining his story.”
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“[…] we perceive him [sc.Joseph] as they [sc.the brothers] experience and value him.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > Abstract
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“Presently, this idea is still being reiterated or at least in the background.13”
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“For an adequate understanding of Joseph as a character, it is significant that we only receive fragmentary information about his emotional life late in the story.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > Abstract
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“This is not least due to the length of the story.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 3 Conclusion
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“Joseph's visible tears are a visible reflection of the shift in the family's conflict toward reconciliation.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > Additional information
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“At the narrative level, one would probably have to conclude that the hopelessness of the main character of our story is removed by YHWH's intervention.38”
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“The power structures have also been reversed, and Joseph's dreams begin to be realised.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.6
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“Joseph, however, is the unequivocal hero, despite (or especially because of?) the fact that he has been cast into a hole in the ground -again.”
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“Joseph himself lived precisely in this tension.”
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“The end of the episode thus seems even more unjust, which elicits the audience's sympathy for the victim.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.3
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“He initiates the conversation with the two officials because their outward disposition indicates that they are troubled (40:6, 7).”
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“The character is dynamic, multi-dimensional, open, mysterious, and complex enough to have an afterlife.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > References
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“The narrative ensures this by using many overlapping motifs.”
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“In this way, Joseph cleverly procures for himself a place at court which far surpasses the position he had with Potiphar and which would have been virtually unattainable for a foreign slave.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.5 Genesis 41:1-57
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“Our Joseph character will go on a journey and further develop, change, reinvent himself, and remain what he is in Genesis -a dynamic character.”
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“Joseph's artful argumentation shows how cleverly he avoids the situation.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.3
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“In the face of the brothers' total surrender, the core of Joseph's two dreams becomes a reality.”
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“As מצליח איׁש he has a new perspective because of his relationship with the covenant God.”
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“The recipients can connect to Joseph with their everyday knowledge.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 3 Conclusion
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“From the outside, the intended reader is promised that there is a future for Joseph through the God of the covenant, which makes Joseph the מצליח 04.איׁש”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.3
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“Joseph's circumstances are highly relatable.”
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“Only through his story was it now possible for Israel to dwell in Egypt and for the book of Exodus to take its course.”
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“The story and its main character find their perfection in the recipients' involvement.”
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“However, the dynamic conception of Joseph stands or falls by an open perception of the negative portrayal of Joseph (at least) in chapter 37, which many interpreters find difficult.”
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“But he does not choose to lord it over them; he has made peace with his and their shared past.”
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“In this dynamic, the recipient accompanies the protagonist.”
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“This detail included by the omniscient, implied narrator provides a kind of objective commentary on the events.39”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.3
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“Egypt represents the reversal of many omens within the earlier elements in the plot: The one who was sold is now the one who sells; those who sold earlier in the narrative, namely his brothers, now come to him as potential customers.”
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“Through his skilful speech, he brings himself into play as an overseer for the political challenges ahead by suggesting that pharaoh appoint a wise and discerning man over Egypt.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.5 Genesis 41:1-57
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“Kugel correctly says that this episode, in fact the whole section 39:1b-23, is unnecessary for the continuation of the story.”
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“The double mention of age once again points to Joseph's new, Egyptian identity.”
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“In this context, Joseph also becomes a religious role model.”
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“Since the implicit narrator rarely reveals such details about Joseph's inner life, 42:9 should be understood as a reading instruction for the rest of the events leading up to the reconciliation.”
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“His identity and his home are now defined by Egypt.”
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“Unlike the episode with Potiphar, this episode is narratively necessary to prepare for Joseph's audience with pharaoh.”
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“If one is prepared to accept a serious development of the figure, Joseph certainly cannot be perceived as a pure stereotype for an ancient script from the first millennium before Christ.”
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“Yet enough cohesion, realism, and stringency exist so as not to lose the core of Joseph as a character.”
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“With the innocent-thetic explanation of his outstanding appearance in 39:6b, the narrative intends for the reader to lay the blame entirely on the woman.”
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“This is part of the narrative's charm, which pushes toward a resolution: the reconciliation of the family.”
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“This function to join the two was always the mission of the Joseph figure.”
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“Indeed, Joseph's suppression of his tears or willingness to let them flow is an important narrative sign.”
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“Thus, in addition to the ability to give good advice, Joseph demonstrates that he has a certain instinct for political manoeuvrings.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.5 Genesis 41:1-57
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“Through the investiture, proclamation, and assumption of office (41:37-45), he becomes a new man in an instantpolitically as well as personally.”
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“By mentioning God, the story links the emphasis on God's faithfulness to Joseph, which is why he is where he is in the first place (39:2, 3, 5), with Joseph's faithfulness to God, which should also keep him where he is.”
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“At least until chapter 45, the intended recipient remains distanced and observant with regard to Joseph's further actions.”
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“Rather than ask God, it seems to me that even some years later, something of the young Joseph's hubris remains, which could resonate in the striking לי as a keyword which connects the narratives.”
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“The former dream becomes reality for the first time, although in terms of ratio cognoscendi the brothers bow down to an Egyptian lord, and not to their brother.”
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“He continues to develop and can thus cross the bounds of the story into the world of the recipients.”
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“Only the narrator carries the tetragram in his mouth; only he can already interpret the story from its end.”
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“Joseph will continue his journey from Canaan to Egypt into other genres, at other times, with other questions, and other answers.”
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“Only later does it become clear from the whispering among themselves in front of Joseph how much he must have resisted his brothers' violent acts (42:21).”
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“Through the individual conception of the character, which is shaped by the adversities of his life, the recipient is able to create a quite detailed model of Joseph.”
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“The many gaps in the story and the character give rise to the possibility of forming one's own ideas about him, which has strongly influenced later receptions such as in the work Joseph and Aseneth.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 3 Conclusion
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“His experiences correspond to basic human experiences and therefore resonate in the recipients.”
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“Genesis 39, from the perspective of the implied narrator,58 depicts a young man, not a youth, who has a moral compass, who is steadfast, and who wishes to honour his master and his Lord.”
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“Joseph's choice of names for his sons likewise provides insight into his inner life: his father's house and his toil there are now forgotten, as is reflected in Manasseh's name (41:51).Joseph, it seems, is finished with his past and has found a new life, for God has just made him fruitful in Egypt (and not in the actual land ]הארץ[ of Israel), which is expressed in the name Ephraim (41:52).”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.5 Genesis 41:1-57
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“The next time the reader meets Joseph, he has changed from a child to a man.”
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“The silence functions as a motif of being at the mercy of fate, of suffering.”
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“Indeed he has become even more than that: he has become a model of wisdom, as his inclusion, for example, in the book of Jubilees (28;34;[39][40][42][43][44][45][46] and the Wisdom of Solomon (10:13-31) indicate.”
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“Inevitably, even before the episode reaches its dramatic conclusion, Joseph becomes a moral exemplar for the first time in our story.”
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“This passage of time could be indicated by chapter 38, which is inserted into the narrative to intentionally slow the narrative's pace and build tension.37”
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“Joseph's council brings him into power as the second most influential figure in the state, thus fundamentally changing our picture of Joseph: The sold slave is now no longer an aide-de-camp to Potiphar or the jailer, but ruler over a land not his own.”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > 2.5 Genesis 41:1-57
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“rather, Gen 39:6 functions as a hinge for the episode found in 39:7-20.”
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A synchronic reading at the level of the final Masoretic text of Genesis is a valid and fruitful approach to the Joseph story.
“If one engages in a reading at the level of the final redaction of the Genesis story, a hitherto little perceived development of the Joseph figure becomes apparent.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The final Masoretic text of Genesis is a coherent literary unit whose character portrayal can be analyzed narratologically.
“Meanwhile, the synchronic work on the Joseph story has received far less attention at the level of the final Masoretic text of Genesis.”
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The narrative has an intended recipient whose responses and knowledge can be inferred from the text.
“The intended recipient experiences Joseph's ascent and knows of God's benevolence.”
“The intended recipient wants the providence and the ascent not to turn into a renewed defeat.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The biblical text is a coherent narrative with an implied narrator whose perspective can be reconstructed.
“Genesis 39, from the perspective of the implied narrator,58 depicts a young man, not a youth, who has a moral compass, who is steadfast, and who wishes to honour his master and his Lord.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The details of the text are intentional and meaningful for character development.
“With the innocent-thetic explanation of his outstanding appearance in 39:6b, the narrative intends for the reader to lay the blame entirely on the woman.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The MT version of Genesis is the appropriate text for analyzing Joseph's character.
“As we have seen, however, the MT version of Genesis does not support such an idealized and flat reading.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The intended recipients' responses to the Joseph character can be inferred from the narrative text.
“At least until chapter 45, the intended recipient remains distanced and observant with regard to Joseph's further actions.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The Joseph narrative presents a coherent character whose development can be traced.
“Unlike von Rad and others, we were able to trace significant changes in Joseph as a character.”
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§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > Additional information
“He can now eat with them as a brother (43:31-34)”
§ Developing Joseph's Character: Narratological Reflections on the Dynamic Character of the Biblical > Additional information
“Joseph can no longer contain himself (45:1) and reveals his identity.”
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- Stuart Weeks, Early Israelite Wisdom (OTM), Oxford 1994, 93f;
- On this, see M. Rabel, Dreaming (s. Anm. 28). Heruntergeladen von Brill.com 02/01/2024 01:05:43PM via Open Access. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Rabel biblische zeitschrift 68 (2024) 1-26 (45:3),80 explains everything to his brothers (45:4-13), and hugs them, espe- cially Benjamin (45:14), in tears. The once dead communication is rekindled, so that now the brothers can also begin to talk again (45:15). The intended recipi- ent now receives a completely positive image of Joseph. Doubt has been trans- formed into reconciliation. Everything else in the story from now on is positive, conciliatory, and good. It is therefore no wonder that Humphrey's characterisa- tion of Joseph ends here in chapter 45.81 The reunion with his father is emo- tional and happy (46:28-30). The family moves to the fertile land of Goshen and is thus reunited (46:1-7). Joseph saves Egypt from starvation through his good policies (47:13-26).
- At no point does the text leave open whether Joseph's policy of dispossession is also to be seen critically. The livelihood of the Egyptians is the main focus (47:25).82 Pharoah receives Joseph's family extremely positively (45:16-20; 46:31-47:12). Joseph's relationship with him seems to be straightforward throughout, so that after the death of his father Jacob, Joseph is allowed to bury him in Hebron (50:6). The intergenerational reconciliation is now complete, as Jacob is buried in the field that Abraham had once purchased for this very purpose (50:14). As is to be expected, Joseph then returns to his home, Egypt. There, he and Jacob's entire family remain. Following on consistently from 45:1, Joseph also now rejects the possibility of repaying his brothers for what they did to him. Joseph's love for his brothers is again externalised with his tears (50:17). In the face of the brothers' total surrender, the core of Joseph's two dreams becomes a reality.83 But he does not choose to lord it over them; he has made peace with his and their shared past.84 He speaks to them in exceedingly kind ways (50:19). He, the second youngest, becomes the provider for his brothers and their children (50:20b, 22). As in 45:7-11, from Joseph's point of view it is God who has guided his path (50:20). At the optimal age of an Egyptian, at 110, 80 Of course, this could just be oriental custom, but the heartful invitation of 45:9-15 seems to point to real interest on Joseph's side.
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DEIXIS AND SOCIAL RELATIONS IN SURAH YUSUF: A PRAGMATIC APPROACH AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Istajib, I., & Ishlah, F. (2025) · ALLAIS Journal of Arabic Language and Literature · doi:10.22515/allais.v4i1.11659 · Cited by 4
Rabel, M. (2025) · Journal for the Study of Judaism · doi:10.1163/15700631-bja10104
Self-citationDivine Providence in the Joseph Narrative: A Narrative Theological Reading of Genesis 37-50
Lestari, E. (2026) · Jurnal Ilmiah Tafsir Alkitab. · doi:10.69668/juita.v3i1.189
Metadata
- Authors
- Rabel, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Rabel, Magnus
- ORCID
- Rabel, Magnus
- Venue
- Biblische Zeitschrift
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2024-01-24
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-26
- ISSN
- 0006-2014 (ISSN-L)
- 2589-0468
- OpenAlex
- W4391329623
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2
- FWCI
- 4.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Biblische Zeitschrift (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies
- Keywords
- Joseph (biblical figure), Genesis 37-50, narrative theory, character development, synchronic reading, biblical narrative, Joseph and his brothers
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