Series preface vii Author’s preface ix Abbreviations xiii 1 Introduction 1 Thesis 4 Joseph in canonical context in pre-modern Christian literature 5 Modern scholarship on Joseph’s significance in Genesis 7 The use of the Joseph narrative in later Scripture 11 Joseph as a type of Christ in modern scholarship 13 Preview of the argument 16 2 Biblical theology and typology 19 Defining biblical theology 19 Defining typology 20 3 The Joseph story in Genesis’ tôledôt structure 31 Function of the tôledôt formula: tracing God’s promise through each generation 33 The tôledôt structure and the story of Joseph 36 4 Joseph and covenant: kingship 39 Introducing Joseph and Genesis 37 – 50 39 Joseph in biblical-theological perspective 43 Royal seed: primeval types and promises 44 Royal seed: Abrahamic types and promises 47 Joseph: Abraham’s royal seed 51 Joseph and Judah: present and future royal seed 57 5 Joseph and covenant: seed 65 The ‘seed’ theme in Genesis 65 Preservation and proliferation 67 Seed conflict and sibling rivalry 78 6 Joseph and covenant: land and blessing 83 The land theme in Genesis 83 The Promised Land in the story of Joseph 84 Blessing in Genesis 88 Blessing in the Joseph story 89 Other possibly significant biblical-theological features of the Joseph story 93 Suffering, glory and the promise-keeping God: synthesizing the major themes of the Joseph story 95 Implications for a canonical understanding of the Joseph narrative 99 7 Joseph in the Old Testament 101 Joseph and the exodus 101 Joseph in Psalm 105 103 Joseph and Daniel 108 The exalted Jew in a foreign court 115 Implications for a canonical understanding of the Joseph narrative 120 8 Joseph in the New Testament 121 Joseph in Acts 7 121 Joseph in Hebrews 11 137 Allusions to the Joseph story in the parable of the tenants 139 Implications for a canonical understanding of the Joseph narrative 145 9 Conclusion 147 Bibliography 150 Index of authors 179 Index of Scripture references 000