A Study of the Assembly of Israel as an Exodus Community

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To reassess the identity of the Exodus community in relation to narrative continuity and discontinuity in the Pentateuch and Hexateuch.
Analyzed Exodus 12:37-38 to explore mixed compositions in the Exodus community narrative.
Examined the structural dualities in the terms 'edah' and 'qahal' in relation to identity conflicts during the Persian and early Hellenistic periods.
Utilized both diachronic and synchronic narrative analysis to explore theological intent and narrative strategy.
Identified mixed composition as a narrative declaration of the Exodus community's identity.
Highlighted the legal similarities between local-born and sojourners in the context of Passover participation.
Showed that discontinuities serve as mechanisms for meaning generation rather than flaws, reinterpreting the community's boundaries and identity.

Examines narrative continuity and identity issues in the Exodus community, revealing implications for theological interpretation.

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Jong-Won Choi (2026) studied this question.

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