Old Testament and Nationalism
Hebrew Bible, Jewish People, English Nation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22106574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Greenfeld (0009-0004-0197-4701, Boston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-194 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Bible and its Reception (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2329-440X • E-ISSN: 2329-4434 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/jbr-2021-0007 |
| OpenAlex | W3205625630 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article discusses the co-evolution of nationalism and Protestantism in the course of the sixteenth century in England; the influence of the Hebrew Bible’s concept of “the people of Israel” as a community of fundamentally equal members on the emerging English national consciousness (the first national consciousness to develop, in turn influencing all subsequent nationalisms); and the reinterpretation of the core passages of the Hebrew Bible, in English translations up to the King James version, in terms of the emerging national consciousness. Completely independent at their historical sources, nationalism and Protestantism reinforced each other in the crucial English case through the translation of the Hebrew Bible. This, on the one hand, nationalized Protestantism in England and, on the other, led to the incorporation of the biblical concept of the people of God in the new, secular concept of nation
Aesthetics · Art · Biblical studies · Consciousness · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Judaism · Literature · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Reinterpretation · Sociology · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Classics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |