The Levites' Exclusion from Land Allotment: The Joshua Story in Dialogue with the Joseph Story

In this paper, an African proverb or saying, Mapfene hu la mahulwane (literally, “The baboons who get to eat are the big ones”), the tenor of which is that the ones who tend to benefit from the system are those in position of power while the rest have to eat the crumbs or nothing at all, is utilized...

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Main Author: Ramantswana, Hulisani (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SA ePublications [2017]
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 785-804
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Land / Legitimation / Levite / Genesis
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NCC Social ethics
NCD Political ethics
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