The Biblical Passage Of Joseph - 868 Words

In this paper, I will analyze and compare the differences between the Biblical passage that tells the story of Joseph and a movie that portrays the story of Joseph. The Biblical passage of Joseph is in Genesis. Its starts in Genesis chapter 37 and ends in chapter 46. This is the story of Joseph and his brothers, the sons of Jacob. The movie that I have chosen is called Joseph: King of Dreams. This movie was directed by Rob LaDuca and Robert Ramirez and, it was released in the year 2000. I chose this animated movie because it closely retails the story of Joseph, and it is adapted to be suitable for all ages. Even though the movie has some differences from the Biblical story. I will later analyze why those differences change the context of†¦show more content†¦Later on, Joseph had another dream and said to his brothers: â€Å"behold, I have dreamed another dream; and, behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down me† (Genesis 37:9, Revised Standard Versio n, Second Catholic Edition). And Joseph’s father asks, â€Å"Shall I and your mother and your brother indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?† (Genesis 37: 10). This makes Joseph’s brothers hate him even more. One day, Joseph’s father asked him to go where his older brothers were pasturing the flocks. When he arrived where his brothers were, Joseph found them conspiring against him. They planned to kill him, throw him into a pit and pretend that a wild beast killed him. However, one of his brothers, Reubin, said â€Å"let us not take his life† (Genesis 37: 21). â€Å"Shed no blood; cast him into this pit here in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him-that he may rescue him out of their hands and restore him to his father† (Genesis 37: 22). When Joseph was with his brothers, they threw him into a pit and later, sold him to an Ish’maelites caravan. Later, Joseph’s brothers told Israel that a wild animal killed him. Meanwhile, Joseph was taken to Egypt, where he was sold to the captain of the guard of Egypt. In a short time, Joseph became the right hand man of his master. Joseph refused to betray his master with his master’s wife, but she implied that Joseph tried to take advantage of her and he was put in