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Adopting the Stranger as Kindred in Deuteronomy

By Mark R. Glanville

Book information

Publisher
SBL Press
Year
2018
ISBN
2018020286, 2018039721, 9780884143123, 9780884143116, 9780884143109
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2153467 bytes)
Pages
\332
Topic
Religion
Time added
2020-08-18 16:38:57
DeuteronomydisplacementEthicsimmigrationJusticeKinshipPentateuchrefugee

Description

Deuteronomy addresses social contexts of widespread displacement, an issue affecting 65 million people today. In this book Mark R. Glanville investigates how Deuteronomy fosters the integration of the stranger as kindred into the community of Yahweh. According to Deuteronomy, displaced people are to be enfolded within the household, within the clan, and within the nation. Glanville argues that Deuteronomy demonstrates the immense creativity that communities may invest in enfolding displaced and vulnerable people. Inclusivism is nourished through social law, the law of judicial procedure, communal feasting, and covenant renewal. Deuteronomy’s call to include the stranger as kindred presents contemporary nation-states with an opportunity and a responsibility to reimagine themselves and their disposition toward displaced strangers today.

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