Joseph 約瑟

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Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. Robert Kiely, Harvard University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Daniell, University College London
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Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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...a familiar understanding of Christian doctrine in historical perspective thus contributes to a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare's art, but Shakespeare's art

Prof. Roland M. Frye
from Shakespeare and the Christian Doctrine

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Prof. Ulrich Knoefplmacher, Princeton University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
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Joseph 約瑟

圖片說明： Joseph sold by his brothers
圖片版權： V. Gilbert and Arlisle F. Beers

聖經經文

創世記30：24

意思

此名來自於希伯來文יוֹסֵף (Yosef)，意思是“將增加一個”，在聖經中有幾個不同的約瑟。在舊約聖經中，雅各和拉結第十一個孩子出生時，拉結給他取名為約瑟，並說到：“感謝主又為我增添一個男孩。”他雅各的兄長嫉妒他，把他送到了埃及，數年後約瑟卻成為了埃及法老王的宰相。在新約聖經中，使用這個名字的人包括了耶穌的父親。另一位約瑟是一位富翁，成為耶穌的秘密門徒後貢獻了他自己的新墓穴來埋葬耶穌的屍體。

性別

男

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add Arimathea Egypt father jealous Jesus Pharoah

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