Boże wybraństwo Józefa. W poszukiwaniu ukrytych sensów narracji Rdz 37–50

Viktor Komarnytskyy

doi:10.21906/rbl.3788

Authors

Viktor Komarnytskyy independent researcher, Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5205-7330

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.3788

Keywords:

Joseph, Ephraim, Book of Genesis, patriarchs, blessing, covenant, Northern Israel, patriarchal traditions, redaction criticism, religion of Israel

Abstract

The article proposes a reinterpretation of the Joseph cycle (Gen 37–50) from a diachronic and interdisciplinary perspective. It examines the tension between the Judean theology of covenant (בְּרִית) and an older tradition of blessing (בְּרָכָה), identifying traces of a Northern Israelite tradition in which Joseph and Ephraim may have been regarded as privileged heirs of the patriarchs. Combining literary criticism, redaction criticism, archaeology, and anthropology of religion, the study presents Joseph as the bearer of a charismatic blessing associated with fertility, religious experience, and the sanctuary traditions of Northern Israel.

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