02744oam 2200625I 450 991045647390332120200520144314.01-315-71107-91-322-50974-31-317-49085-11-84553-734-310.4324/9781315711072 (CKB)2550000000011853(EBL)1900173(SSID)ssj0000398753(PQKBManifestationID)12170583(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000398753(PQKBWorkID)10363147(PQKB)10143458(MiAaPQ)EBC1900173(Au-PeEL)EBL1900173(CaPaEBR)ebr10386859(OCoLC)898770803(OCoLC)958109280(EXLCZ)99255000000001185320180706e20142009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe city in biblical perspective /J.W. Rogerson and John VincentLondon ;New York :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (131 p.)Biblical challenges in the contemporary worldFirst published 2009 by Equinox.1-84553-289-9 1-84553-290-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 109]-122) and indexes.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.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 compleBiblical challenges in the contemporary world.Cities and townsBiblical teachingElectronic books.Cities and townsBiblical teaching.220.8/30776Rogerson J. W(John William),1935-,778798Vincent John J937947MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456473903321The city in biblical perspective2112932UNINA