Beliefs about land, or the Abrahamic land promise, were an
important part of Second Temple Judaism. Within the Roman Empire,
the reality of life for Jews 'in the land' was different from the
experience of Jews in the Diaspora. Among the diverse expressions
of Judaism that flourished in the land prior to the revolt, there
are indications that Jesus paid attention to the relationship
between God, people and land. However, there are marked differences
between Jesus' millenarian vision of sacred space and that of other
groups at that time. The methodology employed in Wenell's study
views religious space as having both sacred and social aspects and
draws upon insights from sociology and social anthropology. It
focuses on three main areas, all of which are relevant to beliefs
about 'the land': temple, purity and the twelve. A comparative
approach with other first century groups reveals Jesus as a
prophetic figure who does not focus on a temple as the centre of
God's kingdom, nor on purity as the means of maintaining group
identity in the sacredness of the land. Instead, Jesus takes up
land imagery in calling a group of twelve disciples in a prophetic
and symbolic action with implications for Jesus' vision of sacred
space and the social organization of that space. Both positively
and negatively, Jesus' attitude toward the three areas of temple,
purity and twelve points to unique aspects of his message and to
distinctive beliefs poignantly relevant to the Abrahamic promise of
the land.
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Library of New Testament Studies |
| Release date: |
June 2007 |
| First published: |
August 2007 |
| Authors: |
Karen J Wenell
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-03115-0 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
English
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-567-03115-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780567031150 |
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