05003oam 22006614a 450 991078161080332120221014220217.01-57506-627-010.1515/9781575066271(CKB)2550000000051903(OCoLC)775360904(CaPaEBR)ebrary10495979(SSID)ssj0000538384(PQKBManifestationID)11364542(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538384(PQKBWorkID)10559159(PQKB)10498366(Au-PeEL)EBL3155623(CaPaEBR)ebr10495979(OCoLC)922991738(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80948(MiAaPQ)EBC3155623(DE-B1597)584286(OCoLC)1266228100(DE-B1597)9781575066271(EXLCZ)99255000000005190320110111d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe Land of Canaan and the Destiny of IsraelTheologies of Territory in the Hebrew Bible /David FrankelWinona Lake, Ind :Eisenbrauns,2011.©2011.1 online resource (455 p.)Siphrut : literature and theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ;4Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-57506-202-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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.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 sociological orientation often suffer from a tendency to read the biblical texts holistically and to gloss over textual snags and inconsistencies. For Frankel, the snags and inconsistencies in the texts are of central importance. They allow him carefully to reconstruct the process of the growth of the texts in question and to reveal both their original forms and their final transformations at the hands of the editors. Frankel's analysis shows that behind the present form of several biblical texts lie earlier versions that often displayed remarkably open and inclusive conceptions of the relationship between the people of Israel and the land of Canaan. Diachronic analysis of the biblical text is thus an essential component in this book's attempt to retrieve something of the heated theological dynamic that animated the work of the authors and editors whose efforts were consummated in the formation of the Hebrew Bible.Frankel presents here many new and previously unrecognized biblical conceptions and traditions that have significant theological implications for the contemporary religious and political situation in the State of Israel. Once the biblical conceptions have been accurately identified, analyzed, and categorized, he opens a discussion of the possible relevance of these conceptions to the contemporary situation in which he lives.Siphrut ;4.Palestine in the Biblefast(OCoLC)fst01051585Palestine in Judaismfast(OCoLC)fst01051580PalestineIn JudaismPalestineIn the BibleCriticism, interpretation, etc.Palestine in the Bible.Palestine in Judaism.221.9/1Frankel David215283MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910781610803321The Land of Canaan and the Destiny of Israel3832168UNINA