Adopting the stranger as kindred in Deuteronomy / Mark R. Glanville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glanville, Mark R., author.

Series:

Ancient Israel and its literature ; no. 33.

Ancient Israel and its literature ; number 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Deuteronomy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Deuteronomy.

Strangers in the Bible.

Emigration and immigration in the Bible.

Refugees.

Asylum, Right of--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Asylum, Right of.

Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Emigration and immigration.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvii, 312 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : SBL Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Deuteronomy addresses social contexts of widespread displacement, an issue affecting more than sixty-eight million people today. In this book Mark R. Glanville investigates how Deuteronomy fosters the integration of the stranger as kindred into the community of Yahweh. According to Deuteronomy, displaced people are to be enfolded within the household, within the clan, and within the nation. Deuteronomy demonstrates the immense creativity that communities may invest in enfolding displaced and vulnerable people, nourishing inclusivism through social law, law of judicial procedure, communal feasting, and covenant renewal texts. Deuteronomy's call to include the stranger as kindred presents contemporary nation-states with an opportunity and a responsibility to reimagine themselves and their disposition toward displaced strangers today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Review of the scholarship and methodology

GR: cognates and use in other texts

The gēr in social law

The gēr in law of judicial procedure

The gēr in Deuteronomy's feasts

The gēr in Deuteronomy's framework (Deut 1-12, 27-34)

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-297) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780884143116

0884143112

9780884143109

0884143104

OCLC:

1033641538