Constructions of Space III

Biblical Spatiality and the Sacred

AvJorunn Økland,J. Cornelis de Vos

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Constructions of Space III engages with the great variety of sacred spaces set out and given meaning in the texts of the Hebrew Bible, early Jewish literature and the New Testament. Spatial-critical, as well as anthropological, philosophical and narrative perspectives are interacted with in creative ways and brought to bear on the spaces encountered within the texts. Among the concepts and themes explored are oppositional aspects such as holiness and danger/the profane, fear and hope, utopia and dystopia, and purity and impurity. The social and mythological significance of more 'grounded' places such as Jerusalem and Egypt, temples, burial places and threshing floors is considered alongside more ethereal and symbolic spaces like those of heaven, the last judgement and the kingdom of God. What emerges is a dynamic and lively set of perspectives that illuminates relationships between texts, spaces and communities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-06-02
Mått:156 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:553 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567115164

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jorunn Okland is Professor of Gender Studies in the Humanities, Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo, Norway.J. Cornelis de Vos is lecturer in New Testament and Judaism at the University of Münster, Germany. He has published on land in the Bible and Early Judaism. Karen J. Wenell is Lecturer in New Testament and Theology at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Recensioner i media

This fine volume prompts readers to approach the biblical texts creatively by (re)considering the spatial dimensions in religious realities that probably escaped the customary interpretation.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction - the EditorsPart I: Hebrew BibleChapter 1: Holy Men in Space, Stuart Lasine, Wichita State University, USAChapter 2: Egypt as a Space of Fear and a Space of Hope, Roland Boer, University of Newcastle, AustraliaChapter 3: Mythical Space and Mythical Time: Jerusalem as the Site of the Last Judgement, Klaus Bieberstein, Otto-Friedrich-University, GermanyChapter 4: The Threshing Floor as Sacred Space in the Hebrew Bible: A Spatial and Anthroplogical Perspective, Tamara Prosaic, Monash University, AustraliaChapter 5: Taking Issue with Thirdspace: Reading Soja, Lefebvre and the Bible, Chris Meredith, University of Winchester, UKPart II: New Testament and Intertestamental LiteratureChapter 7: What Happened to Heaven when the Righteous Finally Arrived? Transformation, Space and Redemption in 2 Baruch 51, Liv Ingeborg Lied, MF Norwegian School of Theology, NorwayChapter 8: Death, Burial, and Sacred Space in the Temple Scroll, Nora David, Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Vienna, AustriaChapter 9: The Kingdom of God as 'Space in Motion' Towards a More Architectural Approach, Karen Wenell, University of Birmingham, UKChapter 10: Lukan Narrative Spatiality in Transition: A Reading of Acts 11.19-12.25 for Its Spaces, Matthew Sleeman, Oak Hill Theological College, UKChapter 11: Hebrews 3.7-4.11 and the Function of Mental Time-Space Landscapes, J. Cornelis de Vos, University of Münster, GermanyChapter 12: Carnelian and Caryatids: Sacred Space in the Apocalypse of John, Jorunn Okland, Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo, NorwayPart III: OutlookChapter 13: The Space of Liturgical Being, David Jasper, University of Glasgow, UKIndex of ReferencesIndex of AuthorsIndex of Subjects