TY - GEN T1 - In search of the Hebrew people : Bible and nation in the German Enlightenment T2 - German Jewish cultures. A1 - Ilany, Ofri A2 - Mishory, Ishai LA - English LA - Hebrew PP - Bloomington, Indiana PB - Indiana University Press YR - 2018 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1019836441 AB - "As German scholars, poets, and theologians searched for the origins of the ancient Israelites, Ofri Ilany believes they created a model for nationalism that drew legitimacy from the Biblical idea of the Chosen People. In this broad exploration of eighteenth-century Hebraism, Ilany tells the story of the surprising role that this model played in discussions of ethnicity, literature, culture, and nationhood among the German-speaking intellectual elite. He reveals the novel portrait they sketched of ancient Israel and how they tried to imitate the Hebrews while forging their own national consciousness. This sophisticated and lucid argument sheds new light on the myths, concepts, and political tools that formed the basis of modern German culture"-- OP - 180 NO - English translation by Ishai Mishory. CN - BS1186 .I5313 2018 SN - 9780253033857 SN - 0253033853 SN - 9780253033871 SN - 025303387X SN - 9780253033512 KW - Bible. : Old Testament : Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish : History : 18th century. KW - Michaelis, Johann David, : 1717-1791. KW - Bible. : Ancien Testament : Critique, interprétation, etc. juives : Histoire : 18e siècle. KW - Michaelis, Johann David, : 1717-1791 KW - Bible. : Old Testament KW - Enlightenment : Germany. KW - Politics in the Bible. KW - Jews : History : To 70 A.D. KW - Jewish law : Biblical teaching. KW - Siècle des Lumières : Allemagne. KW - Politique dans la Bible. KW - Juifs : Histoire : Jusqu'à 70. KW - Droit juif : Enseignement biblique. KW - RELIGION : Biblical Studies : Old Testament. KW - RELIGION : Judaism : Sacred Writings. KW - RELIGION : Judaism : General. KW - Enlightenment KW - Jews KW - Politics in the Bible KW - Germany KW - To 1799 KW - History ER -