The majority of such modern scholars date Joseph to the Second Intermediate Period of Egyptian history, ca. In answer to our first question, two major positions exist regarding the date of Joseph among serious students of the Joseph Story who accept its historicity. But, if we believe in the historicity of Joseph and the accuracy of the events recorded in Genesis about his life and career, we can ask two questions with some hope of receiving an answer from the written and archeological sources: what is the best date for Joseph, and, once that has been posited, do the Biblical events fit in that period of Egyptian history? Mushroom hairstyle of the statue of an Asiatic found at Tell el-Daba, Egypt.Īny specific reference to Joseph in any recognizable form will probably not be discovered any time soon.
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