The Land Called Holy: Palestine in Christian History and ThoughtYale University Press, 01.01.1992 - 355 Seiten From the time of Jesus, Palestine has been an integral part of the Christian experience. Not only have Christians always lived in Palestine, but more important, since the fourth century Christians gradually came to see Palestine as a Holy Land and Jerusalem as the Christian city. In this authoritative and accessible book, Robert L. Wilken discusses how Palestine became a Holy Land to Christians and how Christian ideas and feelings toward the land of the Bible evolved as they lived there and made it their own. Drawing on both primary texts and archaeological evidence, Wilken traces the Christian conception of a Holy Land from its origins in the Hebrew Bible to the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in the seventh century. He also discusses Jewish ideas of the land and the Jewish response to the Christianization of the Land of Israel. The heart of the book considers how Jerusalem and the biblical land came to be viewed not simply as a place of pilgrimage, but as a place to live, a country with a unique history and privileged status in the Christian world. Wilken concludes with an account of Christian hopes for restoration of Jerusalem after the Muslim conquest, the continuation of Christian life under Muslim rule, and the adoption of Arabic as the language of Christian worship and thought. |
Inhalt
Within My Holy Borders | 20 |
Blessed Are the Meek for They Shall Possess | 46 |
Heavenly Jerusalem the Mother of Us All | 65 |
A New Jerusalem Facing the Renowned City | 82 |
At the Very Spot | 101 |
Your Ancient Ruins Shall Be Rebuilt | 126 |
The Land that I Will Show You | 149 |
The GodTrodden Land | 173 |
When Will the Light of Israel Be Kindled? | 193 |
The Jerusalem Above Wept over the Jerusalem | 216 |
The Desolate Amalek Rose Up to Smite Us | 233 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abraham Anastasis ancient Arabic Bethlehem Bible biblical bishop Blessed building Byzantine Caesarea Canaan Canaanites cave chiliasts Christ church city of Jerusalem commentary conquest Constantine Cyril David dwell earth east Egypt Elijah emperor Eretz Israel eschatological eschatology Eusebius Eusebius's Euthymius exile Ezekiel fourth century God's Greek heaven heavenly Hebrew holy city Holy Land holy places hope inheritance interpretation Irenaeus Isaiah Israelites Jerome Jerusa Jesus Jewish Jews Jordan Judah Judea Judean desert Justin king kingdom Land of Israel living Lord Messiah monastery monks mosaic Moses Mount of Olives Muslim Origen Palestine passage patriarch period Persian phrase pilgrimage pilgrims possess the land prayer prophecy prophets Psalm Rabbi restoration Resurrection Roman Rome Sabas sacred Sassanid says Scriptures Scythopolis Second Temple shrine sixth century Sophronius spiritual Strategos synagogue Syria term holy land territory Theodoret tian tion tomb tradition translation words worship writes wrote Zerubbabel Zion
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