Not Scattered or Confused
Subtitle: Rethinking the Urban World of the Hebrew Bible
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: Oct 01, 2019
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780664262938
Description: "The Hebrew Bible displays a complicated attitude toward cities. Much of the story tells of a rural, agrarian society, yet those stories were written by people living in urban environments. Moreover, cities frequently appear in a negative light; the Hebrew slaves in the book of Exodus were forced to build cities, and the book of Samuel's critique of monarchy assumes an urban setting that supports that monarchy. At the same, time Ezra-Nehemiah makes restoration of Jerusalem and its wall a holy priority, and Genesis 1-11 (and subsequent references to the Primeval narrative) show a much more layered view of the dangers and opportunities of the urban context. As the world's population increasingly moves into cities, and we debate their impact on human life and the natural environment, it becomes increasingly important to know how the biblical writers understood the ways in which urban life enhances and disrupts human thriving. In this book, McEntire offers a comprehensive and hopeful understanding of the Bible and the city"--
Notes: Source title: Not Scattered or Confused: Rethinking the Urban World of the Hebrew Bible