Physical and Symbolic Geography: Constructions of Space and Early Christian Identities
A link with a homeland, whether physical or symbolic, is often seen as characteristic of ethnic groups, and a contrast is therefore commonly drawn between Jewish ethnic particularism, tied to a particular land, and Christian universalism, that has no such territorial connections. After briefly outli...
| Published in: | Annali di storia dell'esegesi |
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| Subtitles: | Universalité, ethnicité et espaces: la construction de l’identité aux origines du christianisme |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Dehoniane
2019
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| In: |
Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Testament
/ Church
/ Early Judaism
/ Geography
/ Symbolism
/ History 30-300
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrews
B Space B Bible . New Testament; Geography B Territory B Bible . Hebrews; Criticism, interpretation B Bible . Epistles of Paul B Sacred Space B Symbolic geography B Christian antiquities B Paul |
| Summary: | A link with a homeland, whether physical or symbolic, is often seen as characteristic of ethnic groups, and a contrast is therefore commonly drawn between Jewish ethnic particularism, tied to a particular land, and Christian universalism, that has no such territorial connections. After briefly outlining some examples, particularly from Philo and Josephus, that illustrate the diversity of Jewish perspectives on homeland, the focus turns to the construction of space and geographical ideology in two New Testament authors: Paul and Hebrews. Here we find topocentric constructions of space that give Jerusalem a central place, and indicate ongoing ‘symbolic attachment’ to this ‘homeland.’ |
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| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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