TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rogerson,J.W.
AU  - Vincent,John
TI  - The City in Biblical Perspective
T2  - Biblical Challenges in the Contemporary World Series
SN  - 9781317490852
AV  - BR115.C45 R64 2014 
U1  - 220.8/30776 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Cities and towns -- Biblical teaching
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1 The city in the Old Testament -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Israelite City: History and Archaeology -- Chapter 2 The Israelite City: Biblical Perspectives -- Chapter 3 Making Connections -- Bibliography -- Part 2 The City in the New Testament -- Chapter 4 Introduction: the Political Situation -- Chapter 5 The City and the World of Jesus -- Chapter 6 The City and the First Christians -- Chapter 7 Perspectives for our Cities -- Epilogue -- Making Connections -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Author Index -- Subject Index
N2  - Explores the archaeological and social backgrounds to cities in the biblical world and draws out the implications of the deliberate ambiguities in the biblical text. This book asks whether and how the Bible can provide resources for the city, in a world in which the majority of earth's burgeoning population is located in cities
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