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UNINA9910456473903321 |
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Autore |
Rogerson J. W (John William), <1935-, > |
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The city in biblical perspective / / J.W. Rogerson and John Vincent |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-315-71107-9 |
1-322-50974-3 |
1-317-49085-1 |
1-84553-734-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (131 p.) |
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Collana |
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Biblical challenges in the contemporary world |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns - Biblical teaching |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2009 by Equinox. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 109]-122) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Israelite city : history and archaeology -- The Israelite city : biblical perspectives -- Making connections -- Introduction : the political situation -- The city and the world of jesus -- The city and the first Christians -- Perspectives for our cities. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The city is an ambiguous symbol in the Bible. The founder of the first city is the murderer, Cain. The city of Jerusalem is the place chosen by God, yet is also a place of wrong-doing and injustice. Jesus seems to have largely avoided cities except Jerusalem, where he was crucified. 'The City in Biblical Perspective' examines the archaeological and social background of the urban biblical world and explores the implications of the deliberate ambiguities in the biblical text. The book aims to deepen our understanding of both the biblical and the contemporary city by asking how the Bible's comple |
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