Joseph (Patriarch)
Son of Jacob and steward of Egypt. Gregory Nazianzen compares Basil to Joseph as steward.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Gregory Nazianzen compares Basil to Joseph as steward: "Such was our new steward and second Joseph"
"Such was our new steward and second Joseph"
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES.
— One of the scenes that brings the reader back to the hearth of human nature: Joseph finding again his brothers who once sold him
"Joseph finding again his brothers who once sold him"
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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II. The Richness of the Old Testament
— Seized by soliciting mistress, fled leaving cloak; threw himself into danger of prison to preserve chastity; praised above Alexander's continence
"Who would not rather praise Joseph, already seized in private by the soliciting mistress"
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— Psalm 80:6 about God setting a testimony in Joseph
"he set Joseph as a testimony"
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— The Egyptians say to Joseph: "Why should we die before your eyes?"
"the Egyptians say to Joseph: "Why should we die before your eyes?""
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Sacred Chronology
— Years from the beginning of the world to the death of Joseph: 2370
"Years from the beginning of the world to the death of Joseph: 2370"
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Sacred Chronology
— Jacob begets Joseph at 91
"Jacob, 91 years old, begets Joseph."
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Sacred Chronology
— Joseph, 16 years old, is sold by his brothers
"Joseph, 16 years old, is sold by his brothers."
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Sacred Chronology
— Joseph dies, 110 years old
"Joseph dies, 110 years old."
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Introduction
— Named as a Patriarch; Genesis ends with his death
"especially of the Patriarchs Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph."
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Introduction
— Born in Jacob's 91st year; lived 110 years
"In the 91st year of Jacob, Joseph was born, as I shall show at Gen. 30:25. Joseph lived 110 years, Gen. 50:25."
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Introduction
— Named in the fourth part of Genesis
"encompasses the deeds of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, and ends with the death of Joseph."