Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 45/0
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Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 45
Jews in Foreign Courts: Yosef, Daniel, and Esther
Articles / Lectures
- See Yosef, Esther, and Daniel for a three-way exploration of parallels and contrasts.The article questions: Should the goal of Jewish life in the Diaspora be survival, as exemplified by Yosef and celebrated by Esther? Or should Jews be more ambitious, and attempt to demonstrate the power and beauty of the Jewish religion to others, as practiced by Daniel?
- See Yosef and Megillat Esther for an in-depth of analysis of the parallels between the stories of Yosef and Esther. The article notes that though the hand of God is less blatant in exile, it still guides events. This is explicit in the Yosef narratives and the allusions to the story might serve to teach the reader that this is true in the story of Esther as well.
- See Yosef and Daniel for an in-depth analysis of the parallels between the stories of Yosef and Daniel and the difference in emphasis in each on public observance of Judaism in exile.
- See Esther and Joseph by Professor Yonatan Grossman and R. Dr. Yehoshua Reiss for further exploration of the parallels between the narratives of Yosef and Esther in foreign courts.
- See the lecture, Jews in Foreign Palaces: Yosef, Daniel and Esther, by R. Mordechai Torczyner for analysis of the three characters' different approaches to Jewish identity in exile.
