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1 online resource (xii, 175 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 425
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies
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Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 425.
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-165) and index. |
| Contents |
Race, ethnicity, othering, and the formation of identity -- A word study of the Hebrew root "Cush" in tenth- to eighth-century Hebrew literature -- A word study of the Hebrew root "Cush" in seventh century to exilic literature -- A word study of the Hebrew root "Cush" in post-exilic Hebrew literature -- Conclusions. |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
How did the authors of the Hebrew Bible perceive the Cushites? Sadler demonstrates that the answer to this question provides insights into the way differences that modern scholars would classify as ""racial"" were understood in ancient Israel/Judah. By examining explicit biblical references to Cush and Cushites, a nation and people most modern scholars would deem racially ""black, "" this book explores the manner by which the authors of the Hebrew Bible represented the Cushite, and determines whether differences in human phenotypes facilitated legitimating ideologies that justified the subjugat. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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Altes Testament. |
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Cushites.
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Cushites. |
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Black people in the Bible.
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Black people in the Bible. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Sadler, Rodney Steven, 1967- Can a Cushite change his skin?. New York ; London : T & T Clark, ©2005 0567029603 9780567029607 (DLC) 2005011090 (OCoLC)59756087 |
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9780567515735 (electronic book) |
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0567515737 (electronic book) |
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0567029603 (hardcover) |
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9780567029607 (hardcover) |
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0567029700 (paperback) |
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9780567029706 (paperback) |
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