Das Fremde und das Eigene - Die Fremdendarstellungen des Deuteronomiums im Kontext israelitischer Identitätskonstruktionen

This study examines the statements about strangers, foreign peoples, and gods in Deuteronomy. It shows that representations of the stranger were closely tied to differently nuanced constructions of the authors' own Israelite identities during different eras. The approach combines literary historical analysis with sociological insights regarding the construction of the identities of self and other.


Ruth Ebach, University ofTübingen, Germany.