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Joseph (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ z ə f,-s ə f /; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized: Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add') [2] [a] is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis.He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son).
The History of Joseph the Carpenter (Historia Josephi Fabri Lignari) is a compilation of traditions concerning Mary (mother of Jesus), Joseph, and the Holy Family, probably composed in Byzantine Egypt in Greek in the late sixth or early seventh centuries, but surviving only in Coptic and Arabic language translation [1] (apart from several Greek papyrus fragments [2]).
The Book of Joseph is an untranslated text identified by Joseph Smith after analyzing Egyptian papyri that came into his possession in 1835. Joseph Smith taught that the text contains the writings of the ancient biblical patriarch Joseph .
Joseph and Asenath is a narrative that dates from between 200 BCE and 200 CE. [1] It concerns the Hebrew patriarch Joseph and his marriage to Asenath, expanding the fleeting mentions of their relationship in the Book of Genesis. The text was translated widely, including into Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Early Modern German, Latin, Middle English ...
Joseph and His Brothers (German: Joseph und seine Brüder, pronounced [ˈjoːzɛf ʊnt ˌzaɪ̯nə ˈbʁyːdɐ]) is a four-part novel by Thomas Mann, written over the course of 16 years. Mann retells the familiar stories of Genesis , from Jacob to Joseph (chapters 27–50), setting it in the historical context of the Amarna Period .
[4] [5] The tractate is a Coptic translation of a Greek original, [4] probably written in Egypt, [1] [4] with estimates of the date ranging from c. 100 AD [2] to c. 200 AD. [1] [5] The content of the text mainly consists of James the Just's [1] recollection of a special revelation that Jesus gave to James and Peter. [1]
Joseph has become patron of various dioceses and places. Being a patron saint of virgins, he is venerated as "most chaste". [5] [6] A specific veneration is attributed to the pure and most Chaste Heart of Joseph. [citation needed] Several venerated images of Saint Joseph have been granted a decree of canonical coronation by a pontiff.
Astonished, the Pharaoh appoints Joseph his prime minister under the name "Zaphnath-Paaneah". [1] A few years pass, Joseph marries Asenath and has two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. One day, Joseph is surprised by his brothers who come to Egypt to buy grain. Unrecognized by them, Joseph imprisons Simeon, until they can prove their story by ...