Understanding the spiritual meaning of Jerusalem in three Abrahamic religions / / edited by Antti Laato.

• Superior document: Studies on the Children of Abraham; volume6
• TeilnehmendeR: Laato, Antti,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on the Children of Abraham; volume6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (283 pages).
• Notes: Includes index.

Understanding the Spiritual Meaning of Jerusalem in Three Abrahamic Religions analyzes the historical, social and theological factors which have resulted in Jerusalem being considered a holy place in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also surveys the transmission of the religious traditions related to Jerusalem. This volume centralizes both the biblical background of Jerusalem’s pivotal role as holy place and its later development in religious writings; the biblical imagery has been adapted, rewritten and modified in Second Temple Jewish writings, the New Testament, patristic and Jewish literature, and Islamic traditions. Thus, all three monotheistic religions have influenced the multifaceted, interpretive traditions which help to understand the current religious and political position of Jerusalem in the three main Abrahamic faiths.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Hebrew Bible—Common Background -- Understanding the Spiritual Meaning of Jerusalem / Antti Laato -- Jerusalem as the Centre of Blessing in Isaiah 65–66 and 1 Enoch 26:1–2 / Stefan Green -- Early Judaism and New Testament -- Sex and the City / Jutta Jokiranta -- Rival Visions of the Eschatological Temple of Jerusalem / Juho Sankamo -- Jerusalem as Seen by Ancient Historians and in Luke-Acts / Lukas Bormann -- Patristic Literature -- The New Jerusalem in Tertullian / Anni Maria Laato -- Makarios’ Teaching about Jerusalem / Martin Tamcke -- Liturgical Representations of Jerusalem in Eastern Christian Traditions / Serafim Seppälä -- Two Daughters Competing for Christ / Catalin-Stefan Popa -- Qurʾan and Early Islam -- Islam and the Sanctity of Jerusalem / Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila -- The Status of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem in the Prophetic Traditions / Mustafa Abu Sway -- The Last Roman Emperor, the Mahdī, and Jerusalem / Ilkka Lindstedt -- Confrontations and Encounters in Modern Times -- Jerusalem–Religious Meaning and Peacebuilding / Yvonne Margaretha Wang -- With Faith, with Might or Both / Mia Anderssén-Löf -- Back Matter -- Indexes.