The nowhere Bible : utopia, dystopia, science /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Uhlenbruch, Frauke
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Munich ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]
Colección:Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR)
Temas:
Bible. > Numbers, XIII > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Religion and geography.
Religion et géographie.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Religion and geography
Hebrew Bible.
hermeneutics.
science fiction.
utopia.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3110414171
9783110414172
9783110414271
3110414279

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