Abram the One from Beyond-the-River, and King Chedorlaomer of Elam (Genesis 14): Persia and the Formation of Judaean Ethnic Identity in a Late Patriarchal Narrative
The perception of Persia in Judaean/Jewish texts from antiquity contributed to the construction of a Judaean/Jewish identity. Genesis 14 gives an example of this; in it, Abra(ha)m wages war with a coalition headed by King Chedorlaomer of Elam. The article argues that Genesis 14 is one of the latest...
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2021
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Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 8 |
Further subjects: | B
patriarchal narratives
B construction of Jewish identity B Elam B Genesis 14 B Hebrew B Persian Period B Hellenistic Period B the province of Judah |
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