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Daniel

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams — An Israelite Type-922 Folktale

The story of Joseph in Pharaoh’s court (Genesis 41), like the story of Daniel in Nebuchadnezzar’s court (Daniel 2), is a Thompson Type 922 folktale in which an underdog gains his fortune by answering hard questions that elude his superiors. Paradoxically, viewing the story of Joseph through the lens of folklore studies allows us to appreciate the uniqueness of Israelite cultural religious orientation.

Prof.

Susan Niditch

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Chanukah, Daniel 11 and the Rabbis’ Limited Knowledge of Jewish History in the Greek Period

Rabbi

Evan Hoffman

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Is the Recent Antipathy to Joseph Justified?

Contemporary abuse of a once popular biblical hero.

Prof.

Alan T. Levenson

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