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<p>The biblical image of Jerusalem is constructed from a diversity of themes, which capture various dimensions of the holy city. The article presents the most recurrent and signi"cant literary themes used in the Bible for referring to Jerusalem, organized on three levels: the concrete, the humane and the divine. The image of Jerusalem accumulates references to its geographical dimension, as a territorial border and center of the world, to its political and social dimension, as a capital city and military defense, and to its spiritual dimension, as a reference point in the relation between humans and God. These biblical themes stood as reference points in later developments of Jerusalem’s image in the Christian tradition and in European representations of the holy city.</p>
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The biblical image of Jerusalem is constructed from a diversity of themes, which capture various dimensions of the holy city. The article presents the most recurrent and signi"cant literary themes used in the Bible for referring to Jerusalem, organized on three levels: the concrete, the humane and the divine. The image of Jerusalem accumulates references to its geographical dimension, as a territorial border and center of the world, to its political and social dimension, as a capital city and military defense, and to its spiritual dimension, as a reference point in the relation between humans and God. These biblical themes stood as reference points in later developments of Jerusalem’s image in the Christian tradition and in European representations of the holy city.

Jerusalem in Motion. Images of Jerusalem in the Bible and Beyond

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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The biblical image of Jerusalem is constructed from a diversity of themes, which capture various dimensions of the holy city. The article presents the most...

Jerusalem in Motion. Images of Jerusalem in the Bible and Beyond

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 160 - 174

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2021-0019

Keywords
Jerusalem, Bible, literary themes, holy, center, God, people

© 2021 Ioana Zamfir, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Jerusalem in Motion. Images of Jerusalem in the Bible and Beyond

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 160 - 174

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2021-0019

KeywordsJerusalem, Bible, literary themes, holy, center, God, people

© 2021 Ioana Zamfir, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Jerusalem, Bible, literary themes, holy, center, God, people