Ethnicity, Assimilation and the Israelite Settlement

In this article, we look into the possibility of assimilation of Canaanites into a group of Israelites whose origins lie in Egypt. We examine the topic from a comparative perspective of studies of ethnicity. First, we make a review of the current status of the scholarship about the origins of Israel...

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Main Author: Pitkänen, Pekka (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2004
In: Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2004, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-182
Further subjects:B origins of israel
B Ethnicity
B israelites
B ethnic boundaries
B Old Testament
B Exodus Nave
B canaanites
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Summary:In this article, we look into the possibility of assimilation of Canaanites into a group of Israelites whose origins lie in Egypt. We examine the topic from a comparative perspective of studies of ethnicity. First, we make a review of the current status of the scholarship about the origins of Israel. We then review how studies of ethnicity have been applied to Old Testament studies. After this, we look at definitions and basic features of ethnicity from the standpoint of ethnic studies. We then apply these insights to determine basic features of ethnicity and ethnic boundaries in early Israel. Subsequently, we look into evidence which suggests that assimilation from local peoples to an Exodus group may well have taken place in early Israel.
ISSN:0082-7118
Contains:Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.53751/001c.29171