Ethnicity And Identity In Ancient Israel
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Ethnicity And Identity In Ancient Israel
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Author : Kenton L. Sparks
language : en
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Release Date : 1998
Ethnicity And Identity In Ancient Israel written by Kenton L. Sparks and has been published by Eisenbrauns this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
From the introduction: "When we speak of ethnicity, we bring into view a particular kind of sentiment about group identity wherein groups of individuals view themselves as being alike by virtue of their common ancestry. It is something of a truism to point out that ethnicity has played an important role in the history of Judaism, both in the postbiblical era and prior to it....The reason for this interest is twofold. First, in virtually every discipline of the humanities, there seems to be a general unhappiness with the superficial way that scholars have handled the issues of culture and identity. More specifically, with respect to ancient Israel, recent biblical scholarly activity--both literary and historical--has raised serious doubts about the supposed origins and antiquity of Israelite ethnicity." With this agenda in view, Kent Sparks provides a summary of current studies in ethnicity and ethnic identity, then moves to a discussion of Israel's ancient Near Eastern context and expressions of ethnic identity in the written remains from surrounding nations. Turning next to ancient Israel itself, he examines texts generally considered early in Israel's history for information relevant to Israel's ethnic identity. Sparks then investigates the witness of the prophets and the historical materials relating to the Judean monarchy and the exilic period, looking for expressions of ethnic sentiment. His research will likely prove to be the foundation on which future study of the topic will be built.
Ancient Israelite Identity Religion Ethnicity And The Land Of Israel
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Author : Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-01-02
Ancient Israelite Identity Religion Ethnicity And The Land Of Israel written by Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-02 with Religion categories.
One of the principal theological themes of the Hebrew Bible is the relationship between Israel and God. At the heart of this bond is the supernatural experience at Sinai. The Torah focuses on the uniqueness of God and His relationship with the people of Israel. The singularity of this relationship amidst surrounding polytheistic cultures is so much emphasized that Israel's principal contribution to the world of religious ideology is often regarded as uncompromising covenantal monotheism. Israelite identity and in later centuries Jewish identity was also expressed in terms of ethnicity and a special connection to the land of Israel. This book provides an introduction to these topics.
Community Identity In Judean Historiography
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Author : Gary N. Knoppers
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2009-06-23
Community Identity In Judean Historiography written by Gary N. Knoppers and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-23 with History categories.
Most of the essays in this volume stem from the special sessions of the Historiography Seminar of the Canadian Society for Biblical Studies, held in the late spring of 2007 (University of Saskatchewan). The papers in these focused sessions dealt with issues of self-identification, community identity, and ethnicity in Judahite and Yehudite historiography. The scholars present addressed a range of issues, such as the understanding, presentation, and delimitation of “Israel” in various biblical texts, the relationship of Israelites to Judahites in Judean historical writings, the definition of Israel over against other peoples, and the possible reasons why the ethnoreligious community (“Israel”) was the focus of Judahite/Yehudite historiography. Papers approached these matters from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary vantage points. For example, some pursued an inner-biblical perspective (pentateuchal sources/writings, Former Prophets, Latter Prophets, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah), while others pursued a cross-cultural comparative perspective (ancient Near Eastern, ancient Greek and Hellenistic historiographies, Western and non-Western historiographic traditions). Still others attempted to relate the material remains to the question of community identity in northern Israel, monarchic Judah, and postmonarchic Yehud.
Israel S Ethnogenesis
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Author : Avraham Faust
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Israel S Ethnogenesis written by Avraham Faust and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with Social Science categories.
Winner (for best semi-popular book) of the 2008 Irene Levi-Sala Prize for publications on the archaeology of Israel. The emergence of Israel in Canaan is a central topic in biblical/Syro-Palestinian archaeology. However, the archaeology of ancient Israel has rarely been subject to in-depth anthropological analysis until now. 'Israel's Ethnogenesis' offers an anthropological framework to the archaeological data and textual sources. Examining archaeological finds from thousands of excavations, the book presents a theoretical approach to Israel's ethnogenesis that draws on the work of recent critics. The book examines Israelite ethnicity - ranging from meat consumption, decorated and imported pottery, Israelite houses, circumcision, and hierarchy - and traces the complex ethnic negotiations that accompanied Israel's ethnogenesis. Israel's Ethnogenesis is unique in its contribution to the archaeology of ethnicity, offering an anthropological study that will be of interest to students of history, Israelite culture and religion, and the evolution of ethnic groups.
Religion Ethnicity And Identity In Ancient Galilee
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Author : Jürgen Zangenberg
language : en
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Release Date : 2007
Religion Ethnicity And Identity In Ancient Galilee written by Jürgen Zangenberg and has been published by Mohr Siebeck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
What is a Galilean? What were the criteria of defining a person as a Galilean - archaeologically or with respect to literary sources such as Josephus or the rabbis? What role did religion play in the process of identity formation? Twenty-two articles based on papers read at conferences at Cambridge, Wuppertal and Yale by experts from 7 countries shed light on a complex region, the pivotal geographic and cultural context of both earliest Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. In these papers, ancient Galilee emerges as a dynamic region of continuous change, in which religion, 'ethnicity', and 'identity' were not static monoliths but had to be negotiated in the context of a multiform environment subject to different influences.
Cognitive Perspectives On Israelite Identity
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Author : Dermot Anthony Nestor
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-04-08
Cognitive Perspectives On Israelite Identity written by Dermot Anthony Nestor and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-08 with Religion categories.
It presents a vision of Israel as an epistemological rather than an ontological entity; a perspective on the world rather than an entity in it. >
Ezra Nehemiah And The Construction Of Early Jewish Identity
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Author : Bob Becking
language : en
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Release Date : 2011
Ezra Nehemiah And The Construction Of Early Jewish Identity written by Bob Becking and has been published by Mohr Siebeck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Bible categories.
The post-exilic of Persian period showed a transition in the religion in ancient Israel from Yahwism(s) to Judaism(s). The events of exile and return made it impossible to completely fall back on the traditional religious identity. The essays in this volume try to reconstruct the path taken in that transition. The characters of Ezra and Nehemiah are generally seen as playing a formative role in this process. By reading texts from the biblical books supposedly written by Ezra and Nehemiah in a religio-historical context, new light falls on the process of change.
Ethnicity And The Bible
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Author : Mark Brett
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-09-06
Ethnicity And The Bible written by Mark Brett and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-06 with Religion categories.
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.
Narrative History And Ethnic Boundaries
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Author : E. Theodore Mullen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Narrative History And Ethnic Boundaries written by E. Theodore Mullen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Family And Identity In The Book Of Judges
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Author : Bruno J. Clifton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-11-15
Family And Identity In The Book Of Judges written by Bruno J. Clifton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-15 with categories.