Ethnicity and the BibleContemporary 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. |
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Contents
MARK G BRETT | 3 |
DIANA EDELMAN | 14 |
Ethnicity and Early Israel | 25 |
FRANK CRÜSEMANN | 57 |
ROLF RENDTORFF | 77 |
JONATHAN E DYCK | 89 |
SMITHCHRISTOPHER | 117 |
LEVENSON | 143 |
Indigenous Peoples | 297 |
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 |
New Testament | 171 |
G BARCLAY | 197 |
PHILIP F ESLER | 215 |
Social Contempt and | 241 |
WOLFGANG STEGEMANN | 271 |
FERNANDO F SEGOVIA | 469 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ethnicity and the Bible Volume 19 of Biblical Interpretation Series Ethnicity & the Bible |
| Editor | Mark G. Brett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | BRILL, 1996 |
| ISBN | 9004103171, 9789004103177 |
| Length | 509 pages |
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