| Description |
1 online resource (253 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 73
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 73.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-236) and indexes. |
| Summary |
The author of Hebrews is not preoccupied with the concepts of the Hellenistic philosophers but with the ideas of the ancient world is frequently conveyed by the notion of 'sacred space', which the worshipper wishes to approach in order to gain access to the deity. Standing as he does within the religious tradition of Judaism, the author of Hebrews inherited notions of sacred space whereby it was identified with the land, Jerusalem, Zion and the sanctuary. He shares priestly concern, so Isaacs argues, to guard the sacred, to protect it from the profane, and to regulate the means whereby the wor. |
| Contents |
Cover; Editorial board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 A TEXT IN SEARCH OF A CONTEXT; Chapter 2 PREVIOUS GOD-GIVEN MEANS OF ACCESS AND THEIR FAILURE; Chapter 3 JESUS AS THE DEFINITIVE MEANS OF ACCESS; Chapter 4 SESSION, SOVEREIGNTY AND SACRED SPACE; POSTSCRIPT; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Modern Authors. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Hebrews -- Theology.
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Bible. Hebrews. |
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Theology. |
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Bible. Hebrews -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Hebrews. |
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Bible. Hébreux -- Théologie. |
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Bible. Hebrews. |
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Bible. New Testament -- Théologie. |
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Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. |
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Hebräerbrief. |
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Sacred space.
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Sacred space. |
| Indexed Term |
Christianity Scriptures |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Title |
Approach to the theology of the Epistle to the Hebrews |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Isaacs, Marie E. Sacred space. Sheffield, Eng. : JSOT Press, ©1992 1850753563 (OCoLC)26241596 |
| ISBN |
9780567187895 (electronic book) |
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0567187896 (electronic book) |
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1850753563 |
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9781850753568 |
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