Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Joseph: Israel - Hyksos - Egypt
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:59:40 -0500
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.