Can A Cushite Change His Skin?: Cushites, “Racial Othering” and the Hebrew Bible

Can A Cushite Change His Skin?: Cushites, “Racial Othering” and the Hebrew Bible

Treatment of human differences in Scripture, particularly regarding the Cushites, raises the question of whether this group was “racially othered” by the Hebrews, or whether differences in phenological presentation and cultural customs were vested with less significance than they have been in a cont...

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Published in:Interpretation (Richmond) 2006-10, Vol.60 (4), p.386-403
Main Author: Sadler, Rodney S.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Criticism and interpretation
Cushite dynasty, ca. 716-656 BC
Portrayals
Race discrimination
Sacred books
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Summary:Treatment of human differences in Scripture, particularly regarding the Cushites, raises the question of whether this group was “racially othered” by the Hebrews, or whether differences in phenological presentation and cultural customs were vested with less significance than they have been in a contemporary milieu.
ISSN:0020-9643
2159-340X