Joseph and Jesus Throughout the Bible, there are many stories that are corresponding to those of the life of Jesus, from Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt’s captivity and Abraham almost sacrificing his son in the Old Testament, to the apostle Paul’s spreading of Christianity in the New Testament. Even the story of Joseph studied in and out of class has its parallels. A close analysis of the story of Joseph in …showed first 75 words of 779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 779 total…address the name of the man who placed Jesus’ body in the tomb, which was Joseph, or the name of Jesus’ surrogate father, which was also Joseph. From betrayal, imprisonment, the people alongside them, to each their rulership, the stories of Joseph and Jesus contain many definitive religious themes, but the one main difference between Joseph and Jesus is that even though both men died, only one had the power to raise from the dead.