The nowhere Bible: utopia, dystopia, science fiction

This volume explores a biblical text as utopia - a "no-place". Reception historical case studies focus on the biblical passage Numbers 13. In Numbers 13 a place is described which has the singular capacity to reflect the fears and hopes of those who encounter it: Believers hope to find a p...

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Main Author: Uhlenbruch, Frauke (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin Munich Bosten De Gruyter [2015]
In: Studies of the Bible and its reception (Volume 4)
Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Studies of the Bible and its reception Volume 4
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Numeri 13 / Science fiction / Utopia / Promised Land (Motif)
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Hebrew Bible
B hermeneutics
B science fiction
B utopia
B Bible
B Science fiction
B Promised Land
B Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament / RELIGION 
B Religion and geography
B Utopia
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Summary:This volume explores a biblical text as utopia - a "no-place". Reception historical case studies focus on the biblical passage Numbers 13. In Numbers 13 a place is described which has the singular capacity to reflect the fears and hopes of those who encounter it: Believers hope to find a promised land in reality; scholars hope to find a place on a map; a science fiction reader fears that we have to do with a potentially destructive alien message.
Physical Description:1 Online Ressource (IX, 210 Seiten)
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:3110414171
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9783110414172