In Potiphar's House

The Interpretive Life of Biblical Texts

James L. Kugel

    Preface

    Introduction

    Part I
    1. Joseph in the Bible
    2. The Assembly of Ladies
    3. Joseph's Beauty
    4. Joseph's Change of Heart
    5. Inaccessible Bones

    Part II
    6. Why Was Lamech Blind?
    7. Psalm 137
    8. Hatred and Revenge
    9. Nine Theses

    Glossary of Sources, Terms, and Abbreviations

    Index

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James L. Kugel is a Professor at Bar-Ilan University.