That Long, Ornamented Tunic and Us

Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

Consider Joseph’s brothers, who we learn in Genesis 37 are so envious of Joseph that they plot to get him out of their way. Other than that “long ornamented tunic,” we don’t see any significant paternal favoritism toward Joseph. It’s not as if their father, Jacob, was physically, emotionally, or verbally abusive to his other sons; indeed, the New American Bible no...