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Reynolds provides provides 11 clear examples of this:<ref name=":4" /> | Reynolds provides provides 11 clear examples of this:<ref name=":4" /> | ||
# Joseph’s singular dream: Qur’an has only one dream (unlike the Book of Genesis which has two) | # Joseph’s singular dream: the Qur’an has only one dream (unlike the Book of Genesis which has two) told directly to Jacob, who warns him to keep it secret - matching Pseudo-Narsai’s homily (5th-century Syriac Christian).<ref>Ibid. pp76, pp81</ref> | ||
# The brothers' plot to kill Joseph: the Qur’an has the brothers plotting at home, not spontaneously in the fields - also found in Pseudo-Narsai.<ref>Ibid. pp78, pp82</ref> | # The brothers' plot to kill Joseph: the Qur’an has the brothers plotting at home, not spontaneously in the fields - also found in Pseudo-Narsai.<ref>Ibid. pp78, pp82</ref> | ||
# The wolf motif: the Qur’an specifies a wolf instead of a vague “wild animal” in Genesis - which links to Christian tradition (Pseudo-Narsai) who calls the brothers “wolves” and Joseph “a lamb,” echoing Gospel imagery of shepherds/sheep | # The wolf motif: the Qur’an specifies a wolf instead of a vague “wild animal” in Genesis - which links to Christian tradition (Pseudo-Narsai) who calls the brothers “wolves” and Joseph “a lamb,” echoing Gospel imagery of shepherds/sheep<ref>Ibid. pp78, pp82-83</ref>. | ||
# Joseph in the pit: Qur’an has Joseph comforted by God in the pit (''jubb''; {{Quran|12|15}}) - which again follows a report in Pseudo-Narsai of revelation to Joseph in the pit (Syriac ''gubbā'').<ref name=":5">Ibid. pp78, pp83</ref> | # Joseph in the pit: the Qur’an has Joseph comforted by God in the pit (''jubb''; {{Quran|12|15}}) - which again follows a report in Pseudo-Narsai of revelation to Joseph in the pit (Syriac ''gubbā'').<ref name=":5">Ibid. pp78, pp83</ref> | ||
# Jacob’s (Joseph's father) response to the bloody shirt: the Qur’an has Jacob suspecting deception - reflected in homilies from Ephrem and Balai, who also have Jacob reason that the brothers’ story is false.<ref name=":5" /> | # Jacob’s (Joseph's father) response to the bloody shirt: the Qur’an has Jacob suspecting deception - reflected in homilies from Ephrem and Balai, who also have Jacob reason that the brothers’ story is false.<ref name=":5" /> | ||
# Potiphar and the garment: the Qur’an shows Potiphar recognizing Joseph’s innocence and his wife's guilt in trying to seduce him - found in some post-biblical Jewish Traditions (including ''Genesis Rabbah 87:9'') where he shows knowledge of Joseph's innocence - however only in Christian traditions (e.g., Pseudo-Narsai) do we find Potiphar, as in {{Quran|12|28-29}}, arguing for Joseph’s innocence by referring to the torn garment as proof.<ref name=":5" /> | # Potiphar and the garment: the Qur’an shows Potiphar recognizing Joseph’s innocence and his wife's guilt in trying to seduce him - found in some post-biblical Jewish Traditions (including ''Genesis Rabbah 87:9'') where he shows knowledge of Joseph's innocence - however only in Christian traditions (e.g., Pseudo-Narsai) do we find Potiphar, as in {{Quran|12|28-29}}, also arguing for Joseph’s innocence by referring to the torn garment as proof.<ref name=":5" /> | ||
# Potiphar’s wife confesses: the Qur’an has her admit guilt later in the story - found in the Pseudo-Narsai, where she confesses after Joseph’s rise to power.<ref>Ibid. pp78-79, pp83</ref> | # Potiphar’s wife confesses: the Qur’an has her admit guilt later in the story - found in the Pseudo-Narsai, where she confesses after Joseph’s rise to power.<ref>Ibid. pp78-79, pp83</ref> | ||
# Jacob’s blindness healed by Joseph’s shirt: the Qur’an reports Jacob miraculously regains sight when Joseph’s shirt touches his face - in the bible Jacob is firstly simply 'dim/heavy with age' in Genesis 48:10, but nothing is said about blindness, which is found in Christian late antique sources, and secondly using the garment to heal him draws on Syriac Christian idioms; (“lighten the eyes” = to gladden), made literal in the Qur’an (like other symbolic items in Christian stories) to heal Jacob's eyes. <ref>Ibid. pp79, pp83-84</ref> | # Jacob’s blindness healed by Joseph’s shirt: the Qur’an reports Jacob miraculously regains sight when Joseph’s shirt touches his face - in the bible Jacob is firstly simply 'dim/heavy with age' in Genesis 48:10, but nothing is said about blindness, which is found in Christian late antique sources, and secondly using the garment to heal him draws on Syriac Christian idioms; (“lighten the eyes” = to gladden), made literal in the Qur’an (like other symbolic items in Christian stories) to heal Jacob's eyes.<ref>Ibid. pp79, pp83-84</ref> | ||
# Joseph called a thief by his brothers: the Qur’an has Joseph's brothers suggest he committed a past theft - rooted in Pseudo-Narsai, which connects Benjamin’s cup incident to Rachel stealing idols and compares Joseph to her.<ref>Ibid. pp79, pp84-85</ref> | # Joseph called a thief by his brothers: the Qur’an has Joseph's brothers suggest he committed a past theft - which is rooted in Pseudo-Narsai, which connects Benjamin’s cup incident to Rachel stealing idols and compares Joseph to her.<ref>Ibid. pp79, pp84-85</ref> | ||
# Joseph’s garment sent to Jacob: Qur’an has Joseph send his shirt to Jacob - which is related to the Syriac Peshitta (and Septuagint and Vulgate) reading of Genesis and Balai’s poetry, where Jacob receives garments from Joseph. <ref name=":6">Ibid. pp79, pp85</ref> | # Joseph’s garment sent to Jacob: the Qur’an has Joseph send his shirt to Jacob - which is related to the Syriac Peshitta (and Septuagint and Vulgate) reading of Genesis and Balai’s poetry, where Jacob receives garments from Joseph.<ref name=":6">Ibid. pp79, pp85</ref> | ||
# The brothers ask for Jacob’s forgiveness – the Qur’an has them repent to Jacob, who asks God to forgive them - which | # The brothers ask for Jacob’s forgiveness – the Qur’an has them repent to Jacob, who asks God to forgive them - which echoes Balai, who also has Jacob forgive and pray for them.<ref name=":6" /> | ||
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