Devir, Nathan P.

First-century Christians in twenty-first century Africa. Between law and grace in Gabon and Madagascar

by Devir, Nathan P.

fromStudies of religion in Africa

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Millions of African Christians who consider themselves genealogical descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel - in other words, Jewish by ethnicity, but Christian in terms of faith - are increasingly choosing a religious affiliation that honors both of these identities…

First-century Christians in twenty-first century Africa: between law and grace in Gabon and Madagascar

by Devir, Nathan P.

fromStudies on religion in Africa

0 Type: Book

"Millions of African Christians who consider themselves genealogical descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel-in other words, Jewish by ethnicity, but Christian in terms of faith-are increasingly choosing a religious affiliation that honors both of these identities. T…

First-century Christians in twenty-first century Africa: between law and grace in Gabon and Madagascar

by Devir, Nathan P.

fromStudies on religion in Africa

0 Type: Book

"Millions of African Christians who consider themselves genealogical descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel-in other words, Jewish by ethnicity, but Christian in terms of faith-are increasingly choosing a religious affiliation that honors both of these identities. T…

New children of Israel: emerging Jewish communities in an era of globaliz…

by Devir, Nathan P.

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This comparative ethnographic study analyzes the backgrounds, motivations, and sociohistorical contexts of emerging Jewish communities in Cameroon, Ghana, India, and other postcolonial locales. It investigates the ramifications of these new movements for the larger Judeo-Christi…

A defining characteristic of secular Jewish literatures since the Haskalah, or the movement toward “Jewish Enlightenment” that began around the end of the eighteenth century, is the reliance upon the archetypal aspects of the Judaic tradition, together with a propensity for inte…