Knowing the Heart of the Stranger: Empathy, Remembrance, and Narrative in Jewish Reception of Exodus 22:21, Deuteronomy 10:19, and Parallels
With its exhortation You shall also love the stranger (ger), for you were strangers (gerîm) in the land of Egypt (Deut 10:19), the book of Deuteronomy helps cultivate a healthy and appreciative sense of past hardship, current prosperity, progress, and relative privilege. In contemporary culture, w...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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Interpretation
Année: 2018, Volume: 72, Numéro: 2, Pages: 119-131 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel. Exodus 22,21
/ Bibel. Deuteronomium 10,19
/ Littérature rabbinique
/ ger (Locutions)
/ Hospitalité
/ Hospitalité (Motif)
/ Étranger
/ Immigré
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| Classifications IxTheo: | BH Judaïsme HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Hospitality
B rabbinic exegesis B Memory B Traumatisme B gerîm B Empathy B Immigrants B Bibel. Exodus 22,21 B Stranger B Narrative B ger B Imitatio Dei B Continuity B Identity B Privilege B Other |
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| Résumé: | With its exhortation You shall also love the stranger (ger), for you were strangers (gerîm) in the land of Egypt (Deut 10:19), the book of Deuteronomy helps cultivate a healthy and appreciative sense of past hardship, current prosperity, progress, and relative privilege. In contemporary culture, where the term privilege has become an unfortunate source of contention, Deuteronomy might point a way for recognition of one's relative privilege in regard to an Other as a basis for gratitude and responsibility. This essay argues that we have gained privilege after having been immigrants and strangers in a strange land. Privilege could become an empowering and challenging exercise of counting one's blessings and considering how these could be used for the benefit of others, including strangers in our land. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0020964317749540 |