{"product_id":"joseph-portraits-through-the-ages-9780827612501","title":"Joseph: Portraits Through the Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe complex and dramatic story of Joseph is the most sustained narrative in Genesis. Many call it a literary masterpiece and a story of great depth that can be read on many levels. In a lucid and engaging style, Alan T. Levenson brings the voices of Philo, Josephus, Midrash, and medieval commentators, as well as a wide range of modern scholars, into dialogue about this complex biblical figure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Levenson explores such questions as: Why did Joseph's brothers hate him so? What is achieved by Joseph's ups and downs on the path to extraordinary success? Why didn't Joseph tell his father he was alive and ruling Egypt? What was Joseph like as a husband and father? Was Joseph just or cruel in testing his brothers' characters? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Levenson deftly shows how an unbroken chain of interpretive traditions, mainly literary but also artistic, have added to the depth of this fascinating and unique character. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan T. Levenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jewish Publication Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.09w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780827612501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan T. Levenson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Schusterman\/Josey Professor of Jewish History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author or editor of numerous essays and books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Making of the Modern Jewish Bible: How Scholars in Germany, Israel, and America Transformed an Ancient Text\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBetween Philosemitism and Antisemitism: Defenses of Jews and Judaism in Germany, 1871-1932\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2013).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jewish Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40219072364659,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_17f6564d-ba18-4458-8c2a-8a25a5488494.jpg?v=1656595767","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/joseph-portraits-through-the-ages-9780827612501","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}