The City in Biblical Perspective

Name: The City in Biblical Perspective
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Biblical Challenges in the Contemporary World

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The city is an ambiguous symbol in the Bible. The founder of the first city is the murderer, Cain. The city of Jerusalem is the place chosen by God, yet is also a place of wrong-doing and injustice. Jesus seems to have largely avoided cities except Jerusalem, where he was crucified. 'The City in Biblical Perspective' examines the archaeological and social background of the urban biblical world and explores the implications of the deliberate ambiguities in the biblical text. The book aims to deepen our understanding of both the biblical and the contemporary city by asking how the Bible's complex understanding of the city can illuminate our own ever more urban time.

Author Biography:

J. W. Rogerson is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield and a Canon Emeritus of Sheffield Cathedral. His many publications cover the historical, geographical and social background to the Old Testament, the history of biblical interpretation, and the use of the Bible in moral, social, political and environmental issues.John Vincent studied in Basel under Karl Barth and Oscar Cullmann. A Methodist Minister, he is a past President of the Methodist Conference, and was the founder of the Urban Theology Unit in Sheffield, of which he is now Emeritus Director. He has published many books and articles on the New Testament and on radical discipleship.

Release date Australia

June 1st, 2009

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General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

192

Series

Biblical Challenges in the Contemporary World

Dimensions

156x234x8

ISBN-13

9781845532901

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2786097

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