Richard Aberdeen
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While evidence for Joseph is not as strong as for many others in the Bible, nevertheless there is some fairly good corroboration, as can be found in these videos:
Evidence for Joseph - One
Evidence for Joseph - Two
The detail in the story of Joseph in Genesis Chapters 37-50 is in agreement with what is known about Egypt in that era. It is the story of a remarkable once imprisoned man sold into slavery, who changed the course of both Hebrew and Egyptian history.
The Bible contains three significant "up from slavery" accounts in the Old Testament: The story of Joseph overcoming slavery, the story of Moses and the Hebrews overcoming slavery and the story of Hebrew captives in Babylon overcoming slavery and returning to Palestine to construct a new temple.
In many ways, the Bible could be entitled, "Up From Slavery", as overcoming both literal and spiritual slavery is a continuous theme from Genesis through Revelation. In Luke 4, Jesus lists several reasons why he came, including to free the prisoners, who in much of history were enslaved and, "to set at liberty those who are oppressed."
And in Revelation 2:7 we find, "those who have an ear, let them hear what the spirit says to the assemblies. To those who overcome, I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God."
Evidence for Joseph - One
Evidence for Joseph - Two
The detail in the story of Joseph in Genesis Chapters 37-50 is in agreement with what is known about Egypt in that era. It is the story of a remarkable once imprisoned man sold into slavery, who changed the course of both Hebrew and Egyptian history.
The Bible contains three significant "up from slavery" accounts in the Old Testament: The story of Joseph overcoming slavery, the story of Moses and the Hebrews overcoming slavery and the story of Hebrew captives in Babylon overcoming slavery and returning to Palestine to construct a new temple.
In many ways, the Bible could be entitled, "Up From Slavery", as overcoming both literal and spiritual slavery is a continuous theme from Genesis through Revelation. In Luke 4, Jesus lists several reasons why he came, including to free the prisoners, who in much of history were enslaved and, "to set at liberty those who are oppressed."
And in Revelation 2:7 we find, "those who have an ear, let them hear what the spirit says to the assemblies. To those who overcome, I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God."
