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July 26, 2026Open Access

The problem of returning to Egypt : disintegrating Israelite ethnic identity

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PJPinckney, Keith, Jr.

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Overview

Literary analysis uncovers a negative motif regarding returning to Egypt and its implications for Israelite identity.

Key Points

  • This thesis explores the negative portrayal of returning to Egypt in the Hebrew Bible as a literary motif that threatens Israelite ethnic identity.
  • Literary analysis of biblical texts in the Pentateuch and the Prophets
  • Identification of intertextual connections among texts
  • Examination of text-referencing techniques such as allusions and inversions.
  • Identified a consistent negative attitude towards Egypt across multiple biblical accounts.
  • Demonstrated that returning to Egypt is portrayed as a reversal of the Exodus narrative.
  • Argued that these texts collectively serve to undermine Israel’s distinctive ethnic identity.

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Pinckney, Keith, Jr. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a306d3aea3239cd76409https://doi.org/10.17630/sta/1693
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