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UNINA9910586701403321 |
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Fetalsana-Apura Lily |
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A Filipino resistance reading of Joshua 1:1-9 / / by Lily Fetalsana-Apura |
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Atlanta, GA : , : SBL Press, , [2019] |
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©2019 |
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9780884143338 |
9780884143321 |
0884143325 |
9781628372243 |
1628372249 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 220 pages) : illustration |
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Collana |
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International voices in biblical studies ; ; number 9 |
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Soggetti |
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Resistance (Philosophy) |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-205) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Resistance hermeneutics -- The colonial ancient Near East -- The impact of the ancient Near East world(view)s on Israel -- Resistance in the early prophets -- Early prophets as resistance literature -- Joshua 1:1-9 : literary and rhetorical observations -- Joshua 1:1-9 : colonial readings --The Philippines context -- Joshua 1:1-9 : a Filipino reading. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Lily Fetalsana-Apura uses contextual hermeneutics to offer an alternative interpretation of Joshua 1:1-9 that counters and resists historical-critical and theological readings legitimizing Western conquests and imperialism. After outlining exegetical and hermeneutical procedures for contextual interpretation, she reads the Former Prophets in the context of four hundred years of colonial victimization and a continuing struggle against neocolonialism by marginalized and exploited communities such as those in the Philippines. She argues that Joshua 1:1-9 exhorts strength and courage against exploitation and domination by empire. Her work identifies themes and concepts in the Deuteronomistic History that subvert imperial ideology and that can serve as a model for other work in |
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