Who is my Brother? An ironic reading of Genesis 19:1-11
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Kassa, F. S. (2019). Who is my Brother? An ironic reading of Genesis 19:1-11. Old Testament Essays, 32(1), 84–100. Retrieved from https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/228

Abstract

This article analyses the Tangale presupposition relating to the concept of brotherhood. It argues that the concept underscores the significance of the virtue of solidarity and togetherness within the Tangale traditional kinship setting. The Tangale background develops a new appreciation for the interaction between brotherhood and kinship and opens up a new perspective of exegesis of Genesis 19:1- 11—using irony as the hermeneutical lens. This assessment of biblical passage, hospitality as the interpretive context of the passage, provides a theological and ethical understanding of the concept of brotherhood that transcends ethnic boundaries. Such understanding, it is argued, has significant implications on the theological-ethical reflections that might help the Tangale and Kaltungo/Shongom ethnic nationalities to have a rethink and resist the negative persuasions that had resulted in the ongoing inter-tribal armed rivalry.

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