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Description of  Biblical Narratives of Israelites and their Neighbors: Strangers at the Gate (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism)

Throughout the Hebrew Bible, strangers are indispensable to the formation of a collective Israelite identity. Encounters between the Israelites and their neighbors are among the most urgent matters explored in biblical narratives, yet relatively little scholarly attention has been paid to them. This book corrects that imbalance by carrying out close readings of the accounts of Israels myriad interactions with the surrounding nations. Read more