{"product_id":"9780567115164","title":"Constructions of Space III Biblical Spatiality and the Sacred","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of Hebrew Bible\/Old Testament Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eConstructions of Space III\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBiblical Spatiality and the Sacred\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJorunn Økland | J. Cornelis de Vos | Karen J. Wenell | Andrew Mein | Claudia V. Camp\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Studies \/ History \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eConstructions of Space III\u003c\/i\u003e engages with the great variety of sacred spaces set out and given meaning in the texts of the Hebrew Bible, early Jewish literature and the New Testament. Spatial-critical, as well as anthropological, philosophical and narrative perspectives are interacted with in creative ways and brought to bear on the spaces encountered within the texts. Among the concepts and themes explored are oppositional aspects such as holiness and danger\/the profane, fear and hope, utopia and dystopia, and purity and impurity. The social and mythological significance of more 'grounded' places such as Jerusalem and Egypt, temples, burial places and threshing floors is considered alongside more ethereal and symbolic spaces like those of heaven, the last judgement and the kingdom of God. What emerges is a dynamic and lively set of perspectives that illuminates relationships between texts, spaces and communities.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Cornelis de Vos \u003c\/b\u003eis lecturer  in New Testament and  Judaism at the University of Münster, Germany. He has published on land in the Bible and Early Judaism. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren J. Wenell\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in New Testament and Theology at the University of Birmingham, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorunn Okland\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Gender Studies in the Humanities, Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 June 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567115164\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331351871628,"sku":"9780567115164","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_40ddeaed-2ad1-481b-b30f-85006f69f076.jpg?v=1783596092","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780567115164","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}