Exile as Forced Migrations: A Sociological, Literary, and Theological Approach on the Displacement and Resettlement of the Southern Kingdom of Jud Contributor(s): Ahn, John J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110240955 ISBN-13: 9783110240955 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $247.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
Dewey: 221.893 |
LCCN: 2010021260 |
Series: Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für die Alttestamentliche Wissensch |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.32 lbs) 324 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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Publisher Description: Exile as Forced Migrations injects cutting edge studies on forced migrations (DIDPS, IDPs, Refugee studies), displacement and resettlement, and generational issues that mark the exilic period (6th century B.C.E.). Founder and co-chair of the "Exile/Forced Migrations in Biblical Literature" (Society of Biblical Literature) and a member of the American Sociological Association (International Migration Section), Ahn furnishes biblical scholars with up-to-date sociological information to examine critically, the exile as forced migrations in the cadre of economics of migrations. Biblically speaking, Ahn isolates the three varying views on the exile. The 70 years in Babylon is cast as three and a half generations, with each Judeo-Babylonian generation (first-"1.5"-second-third) responding to its own set of issues and concerns (Ps 137, Jer 29, Isa 43, Num 32). This definitive work reframes the approach to study of the exilic period, as "generation-units", sociologically, from the first forced migration in 597 B.C.E. to the first return migrations in 538 B.C.E. Exile as Forced Migrations goes beyond traditional emphasis on an important edifice and its institution. It rightfully returns to peoples in flight and plight. |