Migration and Western Biblical Interpretation: Empire, Method, and the Politics of Displacement

Before migration studies became a formal discipline, its core terminology was shaped within Western scientific and nationalist frameworks. This book interrogates how those frameworks continue to structure biblical interpretation. Challenging methodological nationalism and the “container model” of society, Gregory L. Cuéllar argues that empire—not the nation-state—provides the more adequate lens for understanding human mobility in the Hebrew Bible. Through sustained engagement with Ruth, pro...