The life of Joseph in Genesis 37–50 is, in my opinion, the strongest of all Christ-figures in scripture. Joseph is not the Christ, nor is every detail of his life symbolic. However, there are likely more occasions, though I haven’t specifically counted, throughout his life that have greater fulfillment found in Jesus than any other biblical character. These parallels are often called “types”— divine patterns that point forward to Christ. Below are eight significant ways Joseph serves as a type of Christ.