Reading Rahab with Larsen: towards a New Direction in African American Biblical Hermeneutics
This article explores what it might look like to read the biblical story of Rahab alongside literature from the African American literary canon. Specifically, the article examines the biblical account of Rahab found in Joshua 2 through the lens of identity and argues that, like characters in Harlem...
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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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[2020]
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Horizons in biblical theology
Année: 2020, Volume: 42, Numéro: 1, Pages: 1-13 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Rahab, Personnage biblique
/ Bibel. Josua 2
/ Larsen, Nella 1891-1964, Passing
/ Littérature
/ Afro-américanisme
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| Classifications IxTheo: | FD Théologie contextuelle HB Ancien Testament KBP Amérique |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Prostitute
B Rahab B passing B Womanist B Nella Larsen B African American |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Résumé: | This article explores what it might look like to read the biblical story of Rahab alongside literature from the African American literary canon. Specifically, the article examines the biblical account of Rahab found in Joshua 2 through the lens of identity and argues that, like characters in Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen’s novels Quicksand and Passing, Rahab is passing in Joshua 2. The characters Helga Crane from the novel Quicksand and Clare Kendry from the novel Passing serve as exemplars for passing (the act of presenting as of a different racial group than one’s own), and the markers of passing are mapped on to Rahab. This article is a womanist work, as it seeks to center the experiences of Black women. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2207 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Horizons in biblical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712207-12341400 |