"I have become a stranger in a foreign land": reading the Exodus narrative as the villain
This article offers a reading of the beginning of the Exodus narrative that recognises the affinity between contemporary western readers and the villains of the story, the Egyptians. Both groups live in prosperous places where migrants wish to come in and settle, and both have to deal with minoritie...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2018
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Biblical interpretation
Año: 2018, Volumen: 26, Número: 4/5, Páginas: 515-527 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HB Antiguo Testamento |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Migration
B Anthropology B Exodus |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | This article offers a reading of the beginning of the Exodus narrative that recognises the affinity between contemporary western readers and the villains of the story, the Egyptians. Both groups live in prosperous places where migrants wish to come in and settle, and both have to deal with minorities living in their midst and posing apparent threat to their security. Against such a background the modern reader can choose to read against the grain of the text and construe the otherness of the Hebrews as the main reason behind the devastation that engulfs Egypt. However, a more fruitful and attractive approach is to embrace the ideological stance of the narrative and place oneself in the role of the villain. This allows us to hear through the story the voice of the one who has become a stranger in a foreign land. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-02645P06 |