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Grosby, Steven Elliott, 1951-

Biblical ideas of nationality : ancient and modern / Steven Grosby. - Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2002. - 1 online resource (x, 269 pages) : map -

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Religion and nationality in antiquity -- Kinship, territory, and the nation in the historiography of ancient Israel -- Sociological implications of the distinction between "locality" and extended "territory" -- The chosen people of ancient Israel and the Occident : why does nationality exist and survive? -- Borders, territory, and nationality in the ancient Near East and Armenia -- ʻAram kulloh and the worship of Hadad : a nation of Aram? -- The category of the primordial in the study of early Christianity and second-century Judaism -- Territoriality -- The nation of the United States and the vision of ancient Israel -- Nationality and religion.

Annotation. In this collection of essays, drawn from more than a decade of study and publication, Steven Grosby investigates ancient texts (biblical and other) from the perspective of philosophical anthropology. His work is pioneering and provocative and points the way to further research on the idea of nationality in ancient times.

ISBN: 9781575065342 1575065347

Source: 22573/ctv1bw8n81 JSTOR

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Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 000023683790 AU

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nationalism--Biblical teaching.
Nationalism--Religious aspects.
Nationalism--Middle East.
Religion and state.
Jewish nationalism.
Nationalisme--Enseignement biblique.
Nationalisme--Aspect religieux.
Religion et État.
Nationalisme juif.
BIBLES--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--Handbooks.
Jewish nationalism
Nationalism
Nationalism--Biblical teaching
Nationalism--Religious aspects
Religion and state

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle East

LC Class. No.: BS1199.N3 / G76 2002eb

Dewey Class. No.: 220.8/32054