The myth of the twelve tribes of Israel : new identities across time and space

Author/Creator:

Tobolowsky, Andrew, 1985- author

Publication/Creation:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2022].

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

The myth of the twelve tribes of Israel : new identities across time and space / Andrew Tobolowsky, College of William and Mary, Virginia

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Bible--Influence
Twelve tribes of Israel
Lost tribes of Israel

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Twelves Tradition and the Hidden History of "Becoming Israel" -- Judah's Israels: The Twelve Tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible -- The Tribes that Were Not Lost: The Samaritans -- Across the River Sambatyon: The Lost Tribes of Israel in Medieval Legends -- Becoming Israel in America: The Mormons and the New Jerusalem -- A Lost Tribe Returns: The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel -- Conclusion: The Making of Many Israels.

Summary:

"His father's stolen blessing in hand, the young Jacob, not yet a patriarch, lights out for the territories. His flight rewinds history, retracing the thread of family destiny back to Harran, where once his grandfather Abraham heard the voice of a new god speaking: lech lecha, take yourself and go. This time, it is the voice of his mother Rebekah that Jacob heard, telling him "look, Esau your brother is consoling himself by plotting to kill you" (Gen. 27:42). He chooses the better part of valor and his life not only begins, but, happily for him, continues. In Harran, in the home of his uncle Laban, Jacob will marry, not once but twice, and become the father of thirteen children-one daughter, and twelve sons (Gen. 29-30). After fourteen years, Jacob and his family return to Canaan, and near the end of his life, travel from Canaan to Egypt (Gen. 46). In Egypt, in the fullness of time, the descendants of Jacob's twelve sons become the twelve tribes of Israel, a populous and powerful nation. From the book of Exodus on, the myth of the twelve tribes of Israel is the beating heart of the story the Bible tells. It is the tribes that Moses leads out of Egypt, into the wilderness"--

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

viii, 290 pages ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937455882802486

ISBN:

9781316514948
1316514943
9781009094092
1009094092

OCLC Number:

1274200994

Barcode:

300000511866