Sanctity of time and space in tradition and modernity / / edited by A. Houtman, M.J.H.M. Poorthuis, J. Schwartz.

• Superior document: Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series; 1
• TeilnehmendeR: Poorthuis, Marcel, 1955-; Schwartz, Joshua,; Houtman, Alberdina,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series; 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Notes: Includes index.

Time and space can take on a sacred nature in both Judaism and Christianity accompanied by a permanent critical attitude towards the sacred. Conceptions of sacredness imply a conception of community and of society at large. This study investigates the different attitudes toward sacred time and space from an interdisciplinary perspective, ranging from the Biblical period through Qumran, Patristics, Rabbinics, archaeology and theology to modern and even to post-modern rituals. This approach offers a fascinating insight into both the common heritage of Judaism and Christianity and their mutual differences.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / A. Houtman , M.J.H.M. Poorthuis and J. Schwartz -- Introduction / Alberdina Houtman , Marcel Poorthuis and Joshua Schwartz -- Torah from Zion Isaiah’s Temple Vision (Isaiah 2:1-4) / Baruch J. Schwartz -- Transformations of Space and Time: Nathan’s Oracle and David’s Prayer in 1 Chronicles 17 / Pancratius C. Beentjes -- Holy Place and Hannah’s Prayer: A Comparison of LAB 50-51 and Luke 2:22-39 à Propos 1 Samuel 1-2 / Bart J. Koet -- The Lasting Sanctity of Bethesda / Martien Parmentier -- Ir Ha-Miqdash and its Meaning in the Temple Scroll and Other Qumran Texts / Lawrence H. Schiffman -- Holiness and Mysticism at Sinai According to the Mekhilta de Rabbi Ishmael / Lieve Teugels -- Jerusalem and the Temple in the Tannaitic Literature of the First Generation after the Destruction of the Temple / Shmuel Safrai -- ‘They Direct Their Hearts to Jerusalem’: References to Jerusalem and Temple in Mishnah and Tosefta Berakhot / Alberdina Houtman -- ‘To Stand- Perhaps to Sit’: Sitting and Standing in the Azarah in the Second Temple Period / Joshua Schwartz -- The Institutionalization of the Cult of Saints in Christian Society / Ze’ev Safrai -- Between Jerusalem and Bethlehem: Jerome and the Holy Places of Palestine / Hillel Isaac Newman -- Moses’ Rod in Zipporah’s Garden / Marcel Poorthuis -- Liturgical Time and Space in Early Christianity in Light of Their Jewish Background / Gerard Rouwhorst -- Holy City and Holy Land as Viewed by Jews and Christians in the Byzantine Period: A Conceptual Approach to Sacred Space / Aaron Demsky -- Post-modern Pilgrimage: Christian Ritual Between Liturgy and ‘Topolatry’ / Paul Post -- The Sanctity of Mount Herzl and Independence Day in Israel’s Civil Religion / Ophir Yarden -- A Rachel for Everyone: The Kinneret Cemetery as a Site of Civil Pilgrimage / Amos Ron -- Translation of the 29 line Re/:zob lnscription / A. Houtman , M.J.H.M. Poorthuis and J. Schwartz -- Plates / A. Houtman , M.J.H.M. Poorthuis and J. Schwartz -- Index of Names and Subjects / A. Houtman , M.J.H.M. Poorthuis and J. Schwartz -- Index of Ancient Sources / A. Houtman , M.J.H.M. Poorthuis and J. Schwartz.