Understanding the spiritual meaning of Jerusalem in three Abrahamic religions /

Understanding the Spiritual Meaning of Jerusalem in Three Abrahamic Religions analyzes the historical, social and theological factors which have resulted in Jerusalem being considered a holy place in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also surveys the transmission of the religious traditions relat...

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Other Authors: Laato, Antti (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Series: Studies on the Children of Abraham; volume6.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390898.

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Call Number: DS109.9 .U53 2019

Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Preface
  • Hebrew Bible-Common Background
  • Understanding the Spiritual Meaning of Jerusalem /
  • Antti Laato
  • Jerusalem as the Centre of Blessing in Isaiah 65-66 and 1 Enoch 26:1-2 /
  • Stefan Green
  • Early Judaism and New Testament
  • Sex and the City /
  • Jutta Jokiranta
  • Rival Visions of the Eschatological Temple of Jerusalem /
  • Juho Sankamo
  • Jerusalem as Seen by Ancient Historians and in Luke-Acts /
  • Lukas Bormann
  • Patristic Literature
  • The New Jerusalem in Tertullian /
  • Anni Maria Laato
  • Makarios' Teaching about Jerusalem /
  • Martin Tamcke
  • Liturgical Representations of Jerusalem in Eastern Christian Traditions /
  • Serafim Seppälä
  • Two Daughters Competing for Christ /
  • Catalin-Stefan Popa
  • Qurʾan and Early Islam
  • Islam and the Sanctity of Jerusalem /
  • Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
  • The Status of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem in the Prophetic Traditions /
  • Mustafa Abu Sway
  • The Last Roman Emperor, the Mahdī, and Jerusalem /
  • Ilkka Lindstedt
  • Confrontations and Encounters in Modern Times
  • Jerusalem-Religious Meaning and Peacebuilding /
  • Yvonne Margaretha Wang
  • With Faith, with Might or Both /
  • Mia Anderssén-Löf
  • Back Matter
  • Indexes.