Seeking a homeland : sojourn and ethnic identity in the ancestral narratives of Genesis / by Elisabeth Robertson Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Elisabeth Robertson.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; v. 106.

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 106

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Genesis--Criticism, Narrative.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 biblical Israel. An innovative application of Anthony D. Smith’s theory of ethnic myth utilizes the categories of ethnoscape, election, and communal ethics as analytical tools in the investigation of the Genesis sojourn texts. Close exegetical treatment reveals sojourn to strengthen Israel’s ethnic identity in ways that are varied and at times paradoxical. Its very complexity, however, makes it particularly useful as a resource for group identity at times when straightforward categories of territorial and social affiliation may fail.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / E. R. Kennedy

Introduction: A Place For Sojourn / E. R. Kennedy

Chapter One. Theoretical Tools: Anthony D. Smith / E. R. Kennedy

Chapter Two. Mapping An Ethnoscape: Sojourn In The Itinerary Notices / E. R. Kennedy

Chapter Three. Bolstering Ethnic Election: Sojourn In The Promise Speeches / E. R. Kennedy

Chapter Four. Constructing Relational Ethics: Sojourn In The Dialogues / E. R. Kennedy

Chapter Five. Conclusions: Journeying On / E. R. Kennedy

Bibliography / E. R. Kennedy

Index Of Names / E. R. Kennedy

Index Of Subjects / E. R. Kennedy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-255) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-12028-3

9786613120281

90-04-21470-4

OCLC:

729755005

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004191693.i-266 DOI