Book contents
- The Bible Among Ruins
- The Bible Among Ruins
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One On Ruins, Then and Now
- Two Shiloh and the Ruins of Memory
- Three The Ruins of Rachel’s Tomb and the Presence of the Past
- Four Jerusalem and the Ruins of Tomorrow
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Scripture Index
Three - The Ruins of Rachel’s Tomb and the Presence of the Past
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2023
- The Bible Among Ruins
- The Bible Among Ruins
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One On Ruins, Then and Now
- Two Shiloh and the Ruins of Memory
- Three The Ruins of Rachel’s Tomb and the Presence of the Past
- Four Jerusalem and the Ruins of Tomorrow
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Scripture Index
Summary
Chapter three turns to different material remains described in the Hebrew Bible as persisting “to this day.” It connects this expression to recent theoretical discussions on how ruins can evoke a sense of the presence of the past, blurring the lines between what was and what is.
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- The Bible Among RuinsTime, Material Remains, and the World of the Biblical Writers, pp. 146 - 202Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023