Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook (2022-2023)
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2020) 207-227
Keywords:
Dead Sea scrolls Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Jews Identity
;
In post-biblical literature
;
Ethnicity in post-biblical literature
Abstract:
Peoplehood is here understood as a group formation involving ethnic identity. But to view ethnicity as a group with commonly shared features risks raising ethnic distinctions where there are none or overlooking some features we do not generally associate with ethnicity. Drawing from some recent theories on ethnicity, we identify suitable tools to investigate the ancient evidence we have on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Our starting point is a cognitive theory of ethnicity in which ethnic groups are seen as perspectives on the world rather than as entities in the world; in other words, such groups are epistemological rather than ontological realities. An integrative model is offered as a framework and select examples from the Scrolls illuminate the dynamic nature of ethnic boundary-making.
DOI:
10.1515/9783111337807-013
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