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1 online resource (vi, 205 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Journal for the study of the Old testament. Supplement series ; 351
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 351.
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| Note |
"A Continuum imprint." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-201) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction : on re-reading The tribes of Yahweh / Roland Boer -- Specters of tribes : on the "revenance" of a classic / David Jobling -- Norman Gottwald's The tribes of Yahweh in the context of 'second-wave' social-scientific Biblical criticism / Frank S. Frick -- Tribes and tribulations : retheorizing earliest 'Israel' / Carol Myers -- Powerful ideologies, challenging models and lasting changes : continuing the journey of Tribes / Charles E. Carter -- The delicate flower of Biblical sociology / Jacques Berlinerblau -- The politics of debt and the liberation of the scriptures / Itumeleng Mosala -- Tribes in Africa : the impact of Norman Gottwald's The tribes of Yahweh on African Biblical hermeneutics / Gerald West -- Marx, method and Gottwald / Roland Boer -- Political activism and Biblical scholarship : an interview / Norman Gottwald, interviewed by Roland Boer -- Response to contributors / Norman Gottwald. |
| Summary |
Norman Gottwald's monumental The Tribes of Yahweh caused an immediate sensation when first published in 1979, and its influence has continued to be felt, both in the area of biblical politics and in the application of sociological methods to the Hebrew Bible. This book reflects on the impact and the implications of the work after twenty years. The distinguished contributors are David Jobling, Frank Frick, Charles Carter, Carol Meyers, Jacques Berlinerblau, Itumeleng Mosala, Gerald West, Roland Boer and, in a response to contributors as well as an interview with the editor, Norman Gottwald hims. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gottwald, Norman K. (Norman Karol), 1926-2022. Tribes of Yahweh.
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Bible. Old Testament -- Social scientific criticism.
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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Social scientific criticism of sacred works. |
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Sociology, Biblical.
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Sociology, Biblical. |
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Twelve tribes of Israel.
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Twelve tribes of Israel. |
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Jews -- History -- 1200 B.C.-953 B.C.
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Marxist criticism.
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Marxist criticism. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Boer, Roland, 1961-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tracking The tribes of Yahweh. London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2002 082646050X 9780826460509 (DLC) 2002503318 (OCoLC)50100020 |
| ISBN |
9780567255716 (electronic book) |
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0567255719 (electronic book) |
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9780826460509 |
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082646050X |
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