Sanctuary in the Psalms (eBook)

Exploring the Paradox of God's Transcendence and Immanence

Steven Dunn (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
140 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
9781498508001 (ISBN)

Infos

The psalms provide multivalent ways by which humans experience the sacred through worship and contemplation. This book explores how psalms use symbols and images to convey the sacred presence as concrete and intimate, yet ephemeral and transcendent—illustrating diverse types of “sanctuaries” where God is mediated.

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This book is an exploration and interpretation of the diverse symbols and images that represent the sacred presence of God in the Book of Psalms. These images of sacred spaces and objects represent diverse conceptions of "e;the sanctuary"e; or sacred spaces, objects and texts that mediate God's presence and bridge the gap between the ineffable nature of God as transcendent and beyond human comprehension and as immanently and intimately present in human experience. I explore the multivalent ways in which images of sacred spaces and objects facilitate prayer and contemplation. This book represents a valuable contribution to the study of Psalms and biblical theology, spirituality and prayer.

Autor

Steven Dunn is assistant professor of religious studies and biblical studies at Alverno College.

Inhalt

2. God’s Sacred Shadow and Divine Concealment in the Psalms3. Enthroned in Heaven and on Earth4. The Mysterious Cloud Chariot5. Where is God? Finding God in Silence and Absence

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.5.2016
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Schlagworte: Ark of the Covenant • cloud chariot • Creation • depictions of God • enthronement • God • ineffable • Psalms • Sanctuary • Shelter • Tabernacle • Temple
• ISBN-13: 9781498508001 / 9781498508001