Representing Zion: Judgement and Salvation in the Old Testament

ISBN-13: 9780367871352 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 216 str.

Frederik Poulsen

Opis

Representing Zion provides a thorough and critical study of the images of Zion in the entire prophetic literature of the Old Testament. The book challenges traditional interpretations of Zion and offers a fresh exploration of the literary and theological nature of the biblical writings.

Spis treści

Preface  Introduction  Part I: Zion in the Old Testament  1. Isaiah  2. Jeremiah  3. Ezekiel  4. The Book of Twelve  5. The Remaining Books  Part II: The Zion Motifs: Between Judgement and Salvation  6. The Enemy Attack on Zion  7. The Deliverance of Zion  8. The Defeat of Zion and the Exile  9. The Return to Zion  10. The New Zion  Conclusion  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Frederik Poulsen holds a PhD from the University of Copenhagen. His main research interests include the prophetic literature of the Bible, the Psalms, biblical theology, and the Old Testament as Christian Scripture. Currently, he teaches in the Department of Biblical Studies, University of Copenhagen.