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Seeking a homeland : sojourn and ethnic identity in the ancestral narratives of Genesis /

Sojourn is a Leitwort in the ancestral narratives of Genesis, repeatedly accentuated as an important descriptor of the patriarchs¿́¿ identity and experience. This study shows that despite its connotations of alienation, sojourn language in Genesis contributes to a strong communal identity for biblic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kennedy, Elisabeth Robertson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Biblical interpretation series ; 106.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. A place for sojourn
  • Theoretical tools: Anthony D. Smith
  • Mapping an ethnoscape: sojourn in the itinerary notices
  • Bolstering ethnic election: sojourn in the promise speeches
  • Constructing relational ethics: sojourn in the dialogues
  • Conclusions: journeying on trajectories for reflection.