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Cushites in the Hebrew Bible : negotiating ethnic identity in the past and present

Title: Cushites in the Hebrew Bible : negotiating ethnic identity in the past and present / by Kevin Burrell.
Author: Burrell, Kevin, 1979-
Publication: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

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Description

x, 391 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

"Cushites in the Hebrew Bible offers a reassessment of Cushite ethnographic representations in the biblical literature as a counterpoint to misconceptions about Africa and people of African descent which are largely a feature of the modern age. Whereas current interpretations have tended to emphasize unfavourable portraits of the people biblical writers called Cushites, Kevin Burrell illuminates the biblical perspective through a comparative assessment of ancient and modern forms of identity construction. Past and present modes of defining difference betray both similarities and differences to ethnic representations in the Hebrew Bible, providing important contexts for understanding the biblical view. This book contributes to a clearer understanding of the theological, historical, and ethnic dynamics underpinning representations of Cushites in the Hebrew Bible"--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; volume 181

Uniform Title

Biblical interpretation series ; v. 181.

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-377) and index.

Contents

1. Africa in Western Epistemology -- PART 1: Theoretical and Historical Background -- 2. Theorizing difference: from race to ethnicity -- 3. Cushite ethnic identity in the context of Ancient Egypt -- 4. Defining Israelite ethnic identity -- PART 2: Cushite Ethnic Identity in the Hebrew Bible -- 5. Cushite ethnic identity in the Table of Nations -- 6. Cush as military topos in Isaiah -- 7. Cush as military topos in Chronicles -- 8. Topos: Cush and the election of Israel -- 9. Mimesis: Cushites and the election of Israel -- 10. Conclusion.

Call Number

JFE 21-769

ISBN

9789004418752
900441875X
9789004418769 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2019046613

OCLC

1117555399

Author

Burrell, Kevin, 1979- author.

Title

Cushites in the Hebrew Bible : negotiating ethnic identity in the past and present / by Kevin Burrell.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; volume 181

Biblical interpretation series ; v. 181.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-377) and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Burrell, Kevin, Cushites in the Hebrew Bible Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020. 9789004418769 (DLC) 2019046614

Research Call Number

JFE 21-769

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