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Autore |
Frankel David <1961-> |
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Titolo |
The land of Canaan and the destiny of Israel : theologies of territory in the Hebrew Bible / / David Frankel |
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Winona Lake, IN, : Eisenbrauns, 2011 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (455 p.) |
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Collana |
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Siphrut : literature and theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ; ; 4 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Palestine in the Bible |
Palestine in Judaism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : the significance of the land in defining Israel -- Sinai and Shechem : two covenants of foundation -- Worship of the lord on foreign soil -- Leaving the land : emigration in the book of Genesis -- The religions of Canaan : coexistence and exclusiveness in the book of Genesis -- The people of the God of Abraham -- Epilogue: Toward a contemporary theology of Israel and the land. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What part does the land of Canaan play in the biblical conception of "Israel"? To what extent does the religion promoted by the Hebrew Bible require that Israel live its communal life in the national homeland? And how does life in the land compare in importance with other elements presented as belonging to Israel's ultimate destiny, such as, for example, adherence to the law? To what extent must the people of Israel take hold of and settle in the "entire land of Canaan" for them to fulfill their destiny? Might the land be shared with other peoples, or must non-Israelites be expelled and subjugated, or at least kept at a safe and isolated distance?Frankel asks these questions and others of the Hebrew Bible as a whole and of the biblical texts individually. He shows that all of these questions were addressed by various biblical authors and that diverse and even opposing answers were given to them. These issues are not completely new. Many of them have been addressed in recent times by various scholars and theologians who have taken a renewed interest in the "territorial dimension" of the Hebrew Bible. However, works of a predominantly theological or |
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