Moses and his Cushite wife : reading numbers 12 : 1 with undergraduate students of Makerere University
There is strong evidence to argue that the Cushite woman in Numbers 12:1 is a woman of African ancestry, and that she is also black. She is presented as the object of the criticism of Aaron and Miriam, Moses' siblings. But God affirms the black African woman, and Miriam is punished for her ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2006, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 538-547 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | There is strong evidence to argue that the Cushite woman in Numbers 12:1 is a woman of African ancestry, and that she is also black. She is presented as the object of the criticism of Aaron and Miriam, Moses' siblings. But God affirms the black African woman, and Miriam is punished for her 'racist' remarks. This article draws inspiration from this text and uses it to argue against 'tribalism', another subtle form of racism, and does so in a context of higher learning such as obtained at Makerere University, Uganda. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85796 |