The Gift of the Land and the Fate of the Canaanites in Jewish Thought
ISBN: 9780199366408
Platform/Publisher: Oxford Academic / Oxford University Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Religion;

This volume of essays presents a compelling and comprehensive analysis of the intriguing issue of the gift of the land of Israel and the fate of the Canaanites as presented in diverse biblical sources. Jewish thought has long grappled with the moral and theological implications and challenges of this issue. Innovative interpretive strategies and philosophical reflections were offered, modified, and sometimes rejected over the centuries. Leading contemporary scholars follow these threads of interpretation offered by Jewish thinkersfrom antiquity to modern times.


Katell Berthelot is Associate Professor at The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS, France) - Aix-Marseille University.
Joseph David is a Senior Lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sapir Academic College. He is also an Associate Faculty Member, Faculty of Oriental Studies, The University of Oxford and Research Fellow, Minerva Humanities Center, TAU and The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.

Marc Hirshman is Mandel Professor of Jewish Education at The Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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