The article that I have chosen is the story about Joseph from the Bible’s Book of Genesis and King Esarhaddon of Assyria, who ruled Western Asia from 680-669 BCE. This article analyze and compare the parallel between both important figures. According to the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph was the younger son of Jacob. He had ten elder brothers who were envious of him since Joseph was Jacob’s favorite son with his second wife, Rachel. There was a plot against Joseph in which his half-brothers decided to throw him in a pit and tell their father, Jacob, that Joseph was dead. After his brothers thrown him in a pit, he was also sell as a slave to a merchant.Joseph flee to Egypt where he found refuge. While he was in Egypt, Joseph became a vizier.
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Nevertheless, some scholars believe that their similarities do not implied that one person’s life is based on the other person. According to the article, the story of Joseph was composed during the downfall of the Kingdom of Israel in 721 BCE to Assyrians. One example is that there is an inscription, Nineveh A, in which it was written by Esarhaddon himself stating he was not the younger son of Sennacherib. On the other hand, at some point Sennacherib chose Esarhaddon to be his successor. Another example is that sources indicated that Esarhaddon is the one who kill his father just to steal the throne. Although several scholars puzzled this accusation against Esarhaddon, there is a text that confirmed that Esarhaddon’s brother, Urdu-Mullissi, was the murderer of Sennacherib. The reason why scholars believe this is due to finding some Assyrian documents in which it states that he was the original heir of Sennacherib. This is unlike to the Joseph’s story. Joseph was, in fact, Jacob younger son, but he never plotted to kill his own father. Using texts and sources, scholars can concluded that Joseph’s and Esarhaddon’s stories are separate unique. All of these comparisons do not convince me that Joseph’s story is based on Esarhaddon’s life. One example is the life of Moses from the Old Testament and the life of Jesus from the New Testament. In the Bible, Moses and Jesus have several similarities. First of all, Moses was the leader of the Hebrews as similar to Jesus was also the leader of the Hebrews. Both figures were almost killed by heartless leaders when they were infants. Moses and Jesus were hidden during their infancy for their protection. Moses spent 40 days wandering in the desert, and Jesus spent 40 days in the desert, but being tempted by the Devil. Moses became a shepherd
Nevertheless, some scholars believe that their similarities do not implied that one person’s life is based on the other person. According to the article, the story of Joseph was composed during the downfall of the Kingdom of Israel in 721 BCE to Assyrians. One example is that there is an inscription, Nineveh A, in which it was written by Esarhaddon himself stating he was not the younger son of Sennacherib. On the other hand, at some point Sennacherib chose Esarhaddon to be his successor. Another example is that sources indicated that Esarhaddon is the one who kill his father just to steal the throne. Although several scholars puzzled this accusation against Esarhaddon, there is a text that confirmed that Esarhaddon’s brother, Urdu-Mullissi, was the murderer of Sennacherib. The reason why scholars believe this is due to finding some Assyrian documents in which it states that he was the original heir of Sennacherib. This is unlike to the Joseph’s story. Joseph was, in fact, Jacob younger son, but he never plotted to kill his own father. Using texts and sources, scholars can concluded that Joseph’s and Esarhaddon’s stories are separate unique. All of these comparisons do not convince me that Joseph’s story is based on Esarhaddon’s life. One example is the life of Moses from the Old Testament and the life of Jesus from the New Testament. In the Bible, Moses and Jesus have several similarities. First of all, Moses was the leader of the Hebrews as similar to Jesus was also the leader of the Hebrews. Both figures were almost killed by heartless leaders when they were infants. Moses and Jesus were hidden during their infancy for their protection. Moses spent 40 days wandering in the desert, and Jesus spent 40 days in the desert, but being tempted by the Devil. Moses became a shepherd