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Strangers in the Bible : loved but not embraced
Author
Title
Strangers in the Bible : loved but not embraced / René M. Micallef ; foreword by David Hollenbach, SJ.
ISBN
9780809149964
0809149966
9781587686238
Publication
New York ; Mahwah, NJ : Paulist Press, [2024]
Physical Description
xxviii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
"The book links related concrete ethics issues of migration, hospitality, and integration of strangers with a methodological issue: the experience of the ethicist sojourning as a stranger in the landscape of the Bible"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Micallef, René. Strangers in the Bible New York ; Mahwah, NJ : Paulist Press, [2024]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 06, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Part 1: No longer strangers: bridging the divide between scripture and ethics. Bridging scripture and ethics implicitly
Engaging the "world of the text"
Bridging scripture and ethics explicitly
Part 2: A congregation of metics and traveling people: bridging the gap between kin and stranger. Mapping the concepts
Tracing a key term: the gēr
Hospitality
Kinship building.
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