The Theme of Diaspora in the Pentateuch
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Beschreibung
Many parts of the Pentateuch emerged in response to the rise of postexilic diaspora communities, reflecting the socio-historical discourse on the question of Israel's identity. Kishiya Hidaka examines the development of diaspora themes between the Pentateuch and the prophetic traditions.
The themes "Pentateuch" and "diaspora" may seem an unlikely pair-but only if one fails to recognize that major portions of the Pentateuch were shaped in the exilic and postexilic periods. Kishiya Hidaka argues that many parts of the Pentateuch emerged in response to the rise of postexilic diaspora communities, reflecting the socio-historical discourse on the question of Israel's identity. These Pentateuchal layers, dating to the exilic and postexilic periods, engage particularly with the prophetic traditions-especially Jeremiah and Ezekiel-which also reflect the theological and political discourse on identity formation.
Autor*in
Kishiya Hidaka
Born 1994; 2017 BA from International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan; 2020 MDiv from Tokyo Union Theological Seminary; 2020-24 doctoral study at the University of Zurich as a Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship holder; 2024 Dr. theol.; SNSF Postdoctoral researcher at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.
Themen in »The Theme of Diaspora in the Pentateuch«
Literary-History of the Hebrew Bible Post-Exilic Period Texts in the Hebrew Bible Prophetic Literature Redaction-Criticism