Understanding the Spiritual Meaning of Jerusalem in Three Abrahamic Religions

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-40678-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Studies on the Children of Abraham

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 related to Jerusalem. This volume centralizes both the biblical background of Jerusalem’s pivotal role as holy place and its later development in religious writings; the biblical imagery has been adapted, rewritten and modified in Second Temple Jewish writings, the New Testament, patristic and Jewish literature, and Islamic traditions. Thus, all three monotheistic religions have influenced the multifaceted, interpretive traditions which help to understand the current religious and political position of Jerusalem in the three main Abrahamic faiths.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laato, Antti

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Part 1 Hebrew Bible—Common Background

Understanding the Spiritual Meaning of Jerusalem
A Religious Historical and Theological Overview
Antti Laato

Jerusalem as the Centre of Blessing in Isaiah 65–66 and 1 Enoch 26:1–2
Stefan Green

Part 2 Early Judaism and New Testament

Sex and the City
Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls
Jutta Jokiranta

Rival Visions of the Eschatological Temple of Jerusalem
Juho Sankamo

Jerusalem as Seen by Ancient Historians and in Luke-Acts
Lukas Bormann

Part 3 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
Jacob of Sarug on Edessa and Jerusalem
Catalin-Stefan Popa

Part 4 Qur?an 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 Mahdi, and Jerusalem
Ilkka Lindstedt

Part 5 Confrontations and Encounters in Modern Times

Jerusalem – Religious Meaning and Peacebuilding
Yvonne Margaretha Wang

With Faith, with Might or Both
Two Contemporary Jewish Understandings of Exile and Redemption
Mia Anderssén-Löf

General Index
Index of Modern Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Antti Laato, Ph.D. (1988), is Professor in Old Testament Exegetics and Judaic Studies at Åbo Akademi University. He has published monographs, edited volumes and written articles on the Hebrew Bible and its reception history, including the monograph The Origin of Israelite Zion Theology (Bloomsbury-Clark 2018).