The myth of the emptied land: biblical conquest and American nationalism
Many readers of the biblical narrative find in the events of the past parallels to the actions of their own history, connecting the two. Here the narrative of Joshua and the Israelites is linked with American history, especially with the treatment of Native Americans.
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Seminaries
[2017]
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Word & world
Year: 2017, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 252-262 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HB Old Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
Social teachings
B Land (Theology) B Exceptionalism United States B Sin Biblical teaching B Land Biblical teaching B Indigenous Peoples B Messianism, American B Genocide B Bible. Joshua Theology B Gentiles in the Old Testament B Indians of North America Relocation B Conquest of Canaan B Social stability B United States Historiography B Homeland (Theology) B Ethnology in the Bible B Punishment Biblical teaching |
| Summary: | Many readers of the biblical narrative find in the events of the past parallels to the actions of their own history, connecting the two. Here the narrative of Joshua and the Israelites is linked with American history, especially with the treatment of Native Americans. |
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| ISSN: | 0275-5270 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Word & world
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