Ethnicity and the BibleMark G. Brett BRILL, 1996 - 509 pages Contemporary social theory has been much concerned with the re-assertion of ethnic identities in both Western and non-Western politics. This international collection of twenty-one essays contributes to the wider conversation by examining the construction and contestation of ethnic identities both within the Bible itself and in biblical interpretation. An introductory essay brings into focus the main themes of the book - ethnocentrism, indigenity, concepts of culture and the politics of identity - and highlights the ethical issues arising. Part One explores selected texts from the Hebrew Bible and from the New Testament, making use of methodological perspectives drawn from a range of disciplines. Part Two, "Culture and Interpretation," looks at examples of how ethnicity figures both in the popular use of the Bible and in professional biblical interpretation. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details. |
Contents
DIANA EDELMAN | 14 |
Ethnicity and Early Israel | 25 |
Israels Selfdefinition | 57 |
in the Genealogical System of Genesis | 74 |
The Ideology of Identity in Chronicles | 113 |
LEVENSON | 143 |
New Testament | 182 |
G BARCLAY | 197 |
SUSAN HAWLEY | 315 |
THANZAUVA AND R L HNUNI | 343 |
LYNNE HUME | 359 |
The Politics of Interpretation | 381 |
R S SUGIRTHARAJAH | 419 |
JOHN RICHES | 431 |
PIETER F CRAFFERT | 449 |
FERNANDO F SEGOVIA | 469 |
PHILIP F ESLER | 215 |
Social Contempt and | 241 |
WOLFGANG STEGEMANN | 271 |
Indigenous Peoples | 297 |
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