Foreword
THE MAN WHO WRESTLED WITH GOD was first pub-
lished in 1974. I welcome the opportunity to introduce a revised ver-
sion of this book about the fascinating biblical characters Jacob，
Joseph， Moses， and Rebekah.
The revisions are in four areas. First， there are many slight
but often important changes in wording. For instance， I have
removed the use of the masculine pronoun to refer to persons
of both sexes， and have substituted \"he or she\" or， sometimes，
\"s/he.\" In a few places where such usage is awkward， I have
alternated between a masculine and feminine pronoun used ge-
nerically. However， when I am referring to the God of the Old
Testament stories， I use the masculine pronoun. While I agree that
our image of God needs to contain the feminine as well as the
masculine element， the fact is that in the Old Testament the mas-
culine pronoun is used in referring to the deity， and I think we
should follow that practice.
Second， there are certain places where I have changed， or
added， whole sections. One of these is the account of Joseph s re-
lationship with Potiphar s wife. This version contains thoughts that
are not in the older version.
Third， there is more explicitly psychological material in this re-
vised version， including an appendix at the back in which I sum-
marize the major psychological ideas that are the basis for the points
I make in the book. These ideas are taken from the psychologies of
C. G. Jung and Fritz Kunkel， and my summary is intended for those
readers who may not be familiar with their work. The summary is
adapted from a similar one that is in my book King Saul. The Tragic
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