On account of xenophobia, which seems to be a worldwide phenomenon, this article examines the issue of the ‘foreigner in our midst’ and approaches the problem from an Old Testament perspective. Firstly an overview is given on the concepts of ethnicity and group identity, and then two opposing groups of texts are briefly analysed: those that convey an exclusivist attitude and those that are more open and inclusive in their outlook. Consequently, the contexts in which these texts originated are examined. It appears that both groups, the exclusivists and the inclusivists, share the same religious convictions, namely the worship of YHWH, the God of Israel. The article concludes by urging caution when using the Bible in order to address ...
In this dissertation I examine the relationship between Biblical Israel and Moab in order to determi...
This article analyses references to the Bible in recent migration politics in Northern European coun...
<p class="abstract"><span lang="EN-US">Biblical traditions, in decisive form, are interested in the ...
On account of xenophobia, which seems to be a worldwide phenomenon, this article examines the issue ...
Ethnicity reasoning offers one way of looking at social identity in the letter to the Hebrews. The ...
The subject of this dissertation is the awareness of linguistic diversity in the Hebrew Bible—that i...
Ethnicity reasoning offers one way of looking at social identity in the letter to the Hebrews. The c...
<span>In this article, the concept of inclusivity in the Old Testament is investigated and the...
In modern times, a whole range of colonial enterprises have used the Bible. The book of Joshua and o...
The Akan people of Ghana have concepts of ethnicity and social identity which are similar to those ...
In the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the identity of the community calling itself Judah is of paramoun...
Our society has become more and more radicalized. For many people religion plays a vital role in thi...
On the basis of examples of attitudes towards foreigners in the Old Testament, the internal tension ...
Racial ideas which developed in the modern west were forged with reference to a Christian worldview ...
<strong>Inclusivism and exclusivism: A study of two trends</strong><p>The identity...
In this dissertation I examine the relationship between Biblical Israel and Moab in order to determi...
This article analyses references to the Bible in recent migration politics in Northern European coun...
<p class="abstract"><span lang="EN-US">Biblical traditions, in decisive form, are interested in the ...
On account of xenophobia, which seems to be a worldwide phenomenon, this article examines the issue ...
Ethnicity reasoning offers one way of looking at social identity in the letter to the Hebrews. The ...
The subject of this dissertation is the awareness of linguistic diversity in the Hebrew Bible—that i...
Ethnicity reasoning offers one way of looking at social identity in the letter to the Hebrews. The c...
<span>In this article, the concept of inclusivity in the Old Testament is investigated and the...
In modern times, a whole range of colonial enterprises have used the Bible. The book of Joshua and o...
The Akan people of Ghana have concepts of ethnicity and social identity which are similar to those ...
In the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the identity of the community calling itself Judah is of paramoun...
Our society has become more and more radicalized. For many people religion plays a vital role in thi...
On the basis of examples of attitudes towards foreigners in the Old Testament, the internal tension ...
Racial ideas which developed in the modern west were forged with reference to a Christian worldview ...
<strong>Inclusivism and exclusivism: A study of two trends</strong><p>The identity...
In this dissertation I examine the relationship between Biblical Israel and Moab in order to determi...
This article analyses references to the Bible in recent migration politics in Northern European coun...
<p class="abstract"><span lang="EN-US">Biblical traditions, in decisive form, are interested in the ...