RT Article
T1 What shall we do with the Canaanites?: an ethical perspective on Genesis 12:6
JF Old Testament essays
VO 30
IS 2
SP 337
OP 347
A1 Holter, Knut 1958-
LA English
PB SA ePublications
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1756910723
AB Colonial biblical interpretation-such as for example Moritz Merker's study of the Maasai (1904/1910), where he claims that they are historically related to the ancient Israelites-tend to see both "Israelites" and their counterparts, the "Canaanites," in the colonial, interpretive contexts. On this background, the present essay discusses a textual case, the reference to the Canaanites in Gen 12:6. It is suggested that the reference is part of a multi-voiced discourse on the role of the Canaanites, and it is concluded that the guild of biblical studies can use this discourse in relation to contemporary ethical and interpretive challenges.
K1 Bibel : Genesis : 12,6
K1 Kanaaniter
K1 Ethik
DO 10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n2a9