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Introduction: Descent from I srael and J ewish Identities in the P acific, Past and Present
Author(s) -
Newland Lynda,
Brown Terry M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
oceania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1834-4461
pISSN - 0029-8077
DOI - 10.1002/ocea.5102
Subject(s) - identity (music) , context (archaeology) , scholarship , interpretation (philosophy) , descent (aeronautics) , genealogy , history , philosophy , geography , political science , archaeology , aesthetics , law , linguistics , meteorology
This Introduction to this Special Issue of O ceania, ‘Descent from I srael: J ewish Identities in the P acific, Past and Present’, sets the historical context of E uropean interest in P acific peoples as descended from the ‘Lost Tribes’ of the biblical H ebrews. After surveying the way in which P acific C hristians in the past and present have adopted a J ewish identity, whether through genealogy, biblical and theological interpretation, and/or deep interest in the S tate of I srael, we then contextualise and summarise the scholarship that follows: on J ewish identity as adopted by churches and religious movements in F iji, S olomon I slands and P apua G uinea, as well as a final reflection on their significance for J udaism today.