Biblical Hebrew Forum

[<tladatsi AT charter.net>]

Peter,

I believe Ex 1 was writen principally to make a *Theological* point.  The 
literary effort merely serves the theology.  There was obviously a great deal 
of history between Joseph and Moses.  At best only a miniscule fraction is 
reported in Ex 1.  The author only reported enough history to make the 
theological point.  I beileve a general rule for the MT is that literature 
and history are merely theology's handmaindens.

Jack Tladatsi