All the boundaries of the land : the Promised Land in Biblical thought in light of the ancient Near East /

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What are the borders of the Promised Land in the Hebrew Bible? What drives and characterizes the descriptions given of them? The starting point for this research lies in the premise that, despite their detailed geographical nature, the biblical texts are not genuinely geographical documents. They ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wazana, Nili (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hebrew
Published: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2013.
Subjects:
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Judaism > Sacred Writings.
Boundaries > Biblical teaching
Palestine in the Bible
Palestine > In the Bible.
Palestine > Boundaries > Biblical teaching.
Palestine > Dans la Bible.
Middle East > Palestine
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part 1
  • Borders and the Concept of the Border in the Bible and Ancient Near East
  • “Borderâ€? versus “Frontierâ€?
  • Spatial Merisms
  • Part 2
  • The Promised Land
  • The Land Promised to the Patriarchs
  • The Promise of World Dominion
  • “The Land of Canaan with Its Various Boundariesâ€? Document (Numbers 34:1â€?12)
  • Ezekielâ€?s Vision of the Ideal Land
  • Part 3
  • The Fulfillment of the Promise
  • The Dimensions of the Land in the “Book of Conquestâ€? (Joshua 1â€?12)
  • €œThe Land That Yet Remainsâ€? (Joshua 13:1â€?6)The “Book of Settlementâ€?: The Land of the Tribal Portions
  • The Dimensions of the Land according to Biblical Historiography
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography

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