LEADER 03869nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910781315003321 005 20220827013757.0 010 $a1-57506-516-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781575065168 035 $a(CKB)2550000000039173 035 $a(OCoLC)747412010 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10483346 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000645689 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12248178 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645689 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10682683 035 $a(PQKB)10229238 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3155498 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10483346 035 $a(OCoLC)922991485 035 $a(OCoLC)1305167829 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_99837 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3155498 035 $a(DE-B1597)606821 035 $a(OCoLC)1280945566 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781575065168 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000039173 100 $a19980929d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEthnicity and identity in ancient Israel$b[electronic resource] $eprolegomena to the study of ethnic sentiments and their expression in the Hebrew Bible /$fKenton L. Sparks 210 $aWinona Lake, Ind. $cEisenbrauns$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (360 p.) 300 $aRev. ed. of the author's thesis (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1996). 311 $a1-57506-033-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAbbreviations -- $tPreface -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. Ethnicity and Identity in Israel?s Ancient Context -- $t3. Merneptah?s Stele and Deborah?s Song -- $t4. Ethnicity and Identity in the Assyrian Period -- $t5. Ethnicity and Identity in the Judean Monarchy -- $t6. Ethnicity and Identity in the Exilic Period -- $t7. Summary and Conclusions -- $tIndex of Authors -- $tIndex of Scripture 330 $aFrom the introduction:"When we speak of ethnicity, we bring into view a particular kind of sentiment about group identity wherein groups of individuals view themselves as being alike by virtue of their common ancestry. It is something of a truism to point out that ethnicity has played an important role in the history of Judaism, both in the postbiblical era and prior to it.The reason for this interest is twofold. First, in virtually every discipline of the humanities, there seems to be a general unhappiness with the superficial way that scholars have handled the issues of culture and identity. More specifically, with respect to ancient Israel, recent biblical scholarly activity-both literary and historical-has raised serious doubts about the supposed origins and antiquity of Israelite ethnicity."With this agenda in view, Kent Sparks provides a summary of current studies in ethnicity and ethnic identity, then moves to a discussion of Israel's ancient Near Eastern context and expressions of ethnic identity in the written remains from surrounding nations. Turning next to ancient Israel itself, he examines texts generally considered early in Israel's history for information relevant to Israel's ethnic identity. Sparks then investigates the witness of the prophets and the historical materials relating to the Judean monarchy and the exilic period, looking for expressions of ethnic sentiment. His research will likely prove to be the foundation on which future study of the topic will be built. 606 $aEthnicity in the Bible 606 $aJews$xIdentity$xHistory 615 0$aEthnicity in the Bible. 615 0$aJews$xIdentity$xHistory. 676 $a221.8/3058 700 $aSparks$b Kenton L$0778205 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781315003321 996 $aEthnicity and identity in ancient Israel$93672449 997 $aUNINA