Space, Place and Biblical Studies: A Survey of Recent Research in Light of Developing Trends
This article surveys developing research on the nature of space and place. It summarizes the arguments proposed by geographers and philosophers outside biblical studies, and then illustrates how biblical scholars have employed these theories in the study of the biblical text. The review focuses on t...
| Published in: | Currents in biblical research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Sage
[2016]
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| In: |
Currents in biblical research
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Space
/ Place
/ Geography
/ Identity
/ Anthropology
/ Metaphysics
/ Philosophy
/ The Postmodern
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Geography
B Space B SPATIAL behavior in literature B SPACE perception in literature B Anthropology B Metaphysics B Land B Biblical scholars B critical spatiality B Kingdom B Postmodern B Identity B thirdspace B Philosophy B Place |
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| Summary: | This article surveys developing research on the nature of space and place. It summarizes the arguments proposed by geographers and philosophers outside biblical studies, and then illustrates how biblical scholars have employed these theories in the study of the biblical text. The review focuses on the theoretical underpinning and then examines a number of scholars who have appropriated what they call ‘critical spatiality’ to historical, sociological, and narratival readings. In short, some now describe space in a tri-part division; the physical world in which people exist, the ideological underpinnings of understanding places, and the lived practices of people within those places that sometimes challenge and sometimes reaffirm the expected uses of such places. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5200 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1476993X15580409 |