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A Postcolonial Woman’s Encounter with Moses and MiriamIntroduction

A Postcolonial Woman’s Encounter with Moses and Miriam: Introduction [The first time I read the story of baby Moses abandoned among the reeds next to a huge river in Egypt, I was a child growing up in the modern, urban city state of Singapore. At first glance, therefore, it would seem that he and I are as different as chalk and cheese, separated by a wide expanse of time, space, and geography. We are not even of the same gender. Yet, I felt a profound connection with his character without quite understanding why. Further readings revealed significant similarities between his life story and mine: I too had been narrowly saved as an infant from a potentially dire fate, adopted by a single woman of a different (sub)ethnicity, and grown up in the shadow of imperialism. Because of these significant similarities, I found that what Moses went through resonated with me on a deep level; hence I could easily immerse myself in his story world and was able to see things from his point of view.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Postcolonial Woman’s Encounter with Moses and MiriamIntroduction

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Palgrave Macmillan US
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2015
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978-1-349-55261-0
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1 –5
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10.1057/9781137543929_1
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[The first time I read the story of baby Moses abandoned among the reeds next to a huge river in Egypt, I was a child growing up in the modern, urban city state of Singapore. At first glance, therefore, it would seem that he and I are as different as chalk and cheese, separated by a wide expanse of time, space, and geography. We are not even of the same gender. Yet, I felt a profound connection with his character without quite understanding why. Further readings revealed significant similarities between his life story and mine: I too had been narrowly saved as an infant from a potentially dire fate, adopted by a single woman of a different (sub)ethnicity, and grown up in the shadow of imperialism. Because of these significant similarities, I found that what Moses went through resonated with me on a deep level; hence I could easily immerse myself in his story world and was able to see things from his point of view.]

Published: Nov 28, 2015

Keywords: Life Story; Reading Strategy; Biblical Literature; Reading Approach; Story World

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