Joseph

Any regular attendee at School concerts will have heard countless renditions of Any dream will do! Andrew LloydWebber and Tim Rices musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat has certainly brought awareness of Josephs name to contemporary society but has it contributed to our understanding of the historical Joseph, and his role in the Bibles big picture? Any glance at the first book of the Bible will show that, in terms of sheer space, the story of Joseph is of some considerable importance. Although no tribe is named after him, and the Messiah is not descended from him, Joseph nonetheless occupies a crucial role in the Bibles drama of redemption. Ultimately Josephs story is about Gods intention to save, not just Josephs family, but bringing through Judah a saviour for the world. Jesus taught us that the key to unlocking the whole Bible is to see it as a book about himself. Every story whispers his name.