Can a Cushite change his skin? : an examination of race, ethnicity, and othering in the Hebrew Bible / Rodney Steven Sadler, Jr.

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Sadler, Rodney Steven, 1967-

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TextSeries: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 425. | T & T Clark library of biblical studiesPublication details: New York ; London : T & T Clark, ©2005.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 175 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780567515735
0567515737

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Can a Cushite change his skin?.DDC classification:

221.8/3058965 22

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DT367.45.C86 S23 2005eb

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11.41

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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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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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-165) and index.

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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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