The nowhere Bible: utopia, dystopia, science fiction
This volume explores a biblical text as utopia - a "no-place". Reception historical case studies focus on the biblical passage Numbers 13. In Numbers 13 a place is described which has the singular capacity to reflect the fears and hopes of those who encounter it: Believers hope to find a p...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin Munich Bosten
De Gruyter
[2015]
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| In: |
Studies of the Bible and its reception (Volume 4)
Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies of the Bible and its reception
Volume 4 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Numeri 13
/ Science fiction
/ Utopia
/ Promised Land (Motif)
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| Further subjects: | B
Bible
B Science fiction B Promised Land B Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament / RELIGION B Religion and geography B Utopia |
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| Summary: | This volume explores a biblical text as utopia - a "no-place". Reception historical case studies focus on the biblical passage Numbers 13. In Numbers 13 a place is described which has the singular capacity to reflect the fears and hopes of those who encounter it: Believers hope to find a promised land in reality; scholars hope to find a place on a map; a science fiction reader fears that we have to do with a potentially destructive alien message. |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 3110414171 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110414172 |