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The Function of a Conjunction: Inclusivist or Exclusivist Strategies in Ezra 6.21 and Nehemiah 10.29–30?

Abstract

In spite of the genealogical exclusion of non-Israelites evidenced throughout Ezra–Nehemiah, numerous scholars find strategies of inclusivism within the work. In particular, Ezra 6.19-21 and Neh. 10.29-30 have been understood to envision the incorporation of outsiders into the Golah group. After surveying the evidence for exclusivism in Ezra–Nehemiah, this article presents an alternative reading of these specific passages by providing a …

Authors

Thiessen M

Journal

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 63–79

DOI

10.1177/0309089209346350