The Mark of Cain and White Violence
Many interpreters have questioned the "mark" placed on Cain after he kills his brother Abel. The notion of the "mark of Cain" as dark skin is a familiar interpretive tradition. Less well known are interpretations that treat the mark as white skin. This article traces how Black in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
[2020]
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| In: |
Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2020, Volume: 139, Issue: 4, Pages: 661-673 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cain
/ Abel, Biblical character
/ mal
/ Violence
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | Many interpreters have questioned the "mark" placed on Cain after he kills his brother Abel. The notion of the "mark of Cain" as dark skin is a familiar interpretive tradition. Less well known are interpretations that treat the mark as white skin. This article traces how Black interpreters connect the "mark of Cain," white skin, and White violence. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jbl.2020.0038 DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1394.2020.2 |