'A negro, naturally a slave' : an aspect of the portrayal of Africans in colonial Old Testament interpretation

The essay analyzes how Old Testament references to black people - the so-called 'Cushites' - are portrayed in colonial Old Testament interpretation. The point of departure is an Edinburgh commentary from 1899 on the Books of Samuel, where a Cushite officer in King David's army (cf. 2...

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Главный автор: Holter, Knut 1958- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2008
В: Old Testament essays
Год: 2008, Том: 21, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 373-382
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