Adopting the Stranger as Kindred in Deuteronomy

by Mark R. Glanville

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884143104
• ISBN13: 9780884143109
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"