Identiteit:'n vlietende entiteit Die politieke invloed op die Israelitiese stamme gedurende die tyd van die Rigters
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Authors
Le Roux, Magdel
Issue Date
1994
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Article
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Afrikaans
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Present discussions about the history of Israel pay a great deal of attention to the question of
Israel as an ethnic group with a prominent, distinguishable and unique identity. By means of
empirical facts, this article aims to show that the Israelite tribes were subjected to many different
and divergent influences during the settlement period which contributed towards their identity.
Because of limited space this article will concentrate only on the political identity but it does not
deny the other important historical dimensions pertaining to the discussion. The political
situation is therefore an instrument o illustrate that ethnical identity is not shaped in a vacuum,
but is dependent upon events taking place in their vicinity. They form part of an allencompassing
process. The conclusion drawn from this discussion is that Israel should not be
understood as an identifiable entity, because history does not allow existing identities to stagnate,
but strives to affirm and to renew.
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Magdel le Roux (1994), Identiteit:'n vlietende entiteit Die politieke invloed op die Israelitiese stamme gedurende die tyd van die Rigters; Religion and Theology 1 (3), 308-328
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Brill
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1574-3012