From Joseph to Jesus
The Joseph Narrative as a Compositional Template from Old Greek Esther to the Gospel of Luke
By (author) T. Siegenthaler
Paperback (Published)
(July 2026)
ISBN: 9789042954984
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It has long been observed that the Joseph story was deployed as a narrative template by later Biblical writers, such as the writers of 2 Samuel 13, 2 Kings 25 par, Esther, Susanna and the gospels. In this volume Tobias Siegenthaler gathers, organises and complements those observations with his own. He argues that the the writers of Old Greek Esther and the Gospel of Luke employ the narrative paradigm established by the Joseph narrative as a template for the composition of their narratives of conflict, salvation and ascension to power. He demonstrates how they draw on patterns of interpretation that have already been established by the writers of the literature of the Hebrew Bible and its Old Greek iterations. Thus, the figure of Joseph does not only stand pars pro toto for Israel’s descent to Egypt or the later Northern Kingdom, but he also sets the pattern for ascension to power through conflict and suffering. Therefore, Jesus, though being a son of David from the tribe of Judah, looks very much like Joseph, and the question of the audience in the synagogue in Nazareth, “Is this not the son of Joseph?” (Lk 4:22), is telling. Siegenthaler concludes that Jesus is portrayed in the likeness of Joseph in order to express the reunification of the Northern and Southern kingdom, Joseph and Judah, the Samaritans and the Jews, in and through the Messiah son of David.
- By (author) T. Siegenthaler
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