Open AccessGenesis 38 binne die Josefverhaal: ’n Literêr-sosiologiese perspektief
Author(s) -
Dawie Viljoen,
A.P.B. Breytenbach
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v58i4.706
Subject(s) - narrative , viewpoints , perspective (graphical) , kingdom , argument (complex analysis) , philosophy , epistemology , literature , sociology , art , linguistics , chemistry , visual arts , paleontology , biochemistry , biology
The placing of Genesis 38 within the Joseph narrative: A literary sociological perspective
A review of research on Gen 38 defines it as a literary riddle. The reasoning of this passage’s positioning and function within the Joseph narrative leads to a maze of different viewpoints. This article systematizes research on Gen 38 into three basic viewpoints: [1] Gen 38 forms an intrinsic part of the Joseph narrative; [2] Gen 38 is an independent literary unit; [3] Gen 38 is dialectically related to the Joseph narrative. Gen 38 reflects a polemical Southern perspective of the Kingdom of Judah against a Northern perspective of the Kingdom of Israel. This viewpoint links up with the argument that Gen 38 should be seen as dialectically related to the Joseph narrative.