Redford D. A Study of the Biblical Story of Joseph (Genesis 37-50)

Brill Academic Publishers, 1970. — 306 p.The fourteen chapters with which the Book of Genesis conclude comprise a more or less complete story. One need not have read the first thirty-six chapters of the book to appreciate this charming narrative; but if one has one cannot help but be struck by the contrast between the crude and disjointed tales of the Patriarchs, and the polished, sophisticated novelette about Jacob's youngest son.
The suspicion that at some point in the compilation of Genesis the Story of Joseph was incorporated en bloc with but minor alterations is one that arises with the first cursory reading, and grows stronger as one delves deeper.