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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burrell, Kevin, 1979- author.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; volume 181.

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; volume 181

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Cushites.

Ethnicity in the Bible.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

pages cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Burrell, Kevin, Cushites in the Hebrew Bible

ISBN:

9789004418752

900441875X

OCLC:

1117555399

Publisher Number:

99983620704