Seeking a homeland : sojourn and ethnic identity in the ancestral narratives of Genesis / / by Elisabeth Robertson Kennedy.

Sojourn is a Leitwort in the ancestral narratives of Genesis, repeatedly accentuated as an important descriptor of the patriarchs’ identity and experience. This study shows that despite its connotations of alienation, sojourn language in Genesis contributes to a strong communal identity for biblical...

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Superior document:Biblical interpretation series, v. 106
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Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Biblical interpretation series ; v. 106.
Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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