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Biagio d’Antonio, “The Story of Joseph,” ca. 1482 (photo: Public Domain)
By John Grondelski, National Catholic Register, May 29, 2025
John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) is former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. He is especially interested in moral theology and the thought of John Paul II. [Note: All views expressed in his National Catholic Register contributions are exclusively the author’s.]
OLD TESTAMENT & ART: As Genesis ends with Joseph welcoming his family to Egypt, both Scripture and art point to a deeper truth: the path to redemption often begins in exile.
(Reading: Genesis, Chapters 42-45)
Our account of Joseph broke off with his ascension to power in Egypt. Following his interpretation of Pharoah’s dreams about years of plenty and years of famine, Joseph was put in charge of making provision for Egypt’s welfare against those lean years. It was in that context that he and his treacherous brothers again came into contact.
The famine that beset Egypt was not limited to that country; it was regional. Its effects were felt in Canaan. Joseph’s planning not only protected Egypt but made it the region’s granary, from which famished people could buy grain. …
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