The Biblical Cosmos
A Pilgrim's Guide to the Weird and Wonderful World of the Bible
Published on 30. April 2015
242 pages
978-0-7188-4394-6 (ISBN)
Description
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the Bible.Robin Parry takes the reader on a guided tour of the biblical cosmos with the goal of opening up the Bible in its ancient world. He then goes further and shows how this very ancient biblical way of seeing the world is still revelatory and can speak God's word afresh into our own modern worlds.
Reviews / Votes
"Parry is to be commended for bringing biblical cosmology to life in vivid, accesible language."-Ann Conway-Jones, Reviews in Religion & Theology, 22:4, 2015 "This hugely enjoyable book has much to commend it. ...do I recommend this book? Certainly, with a resounding 'yes'..." -Andrew Angel, Theology 119.1 2016More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
James Clarke & Co Ltd
File size
3,57 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7188-4394-6 (9780718843946)
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Book
04/2015
Lutterworth Press
€44.80
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Person
Robin Parry is an editor at Wipf and Stock Publishers.
Content
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Welcome to the Biblical CosmosPart I : A Tour of the Biblical Earth1. Joining the Flat Earth Society: The Big Picture2. Here Be Dragons! The Sea3. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Land4. A Land Down Under: Sheol/HadesPart II : A Tour of the Biblical Heavens5. Eyes in Their Stars: The Sky6. Brighter than a Thousand Suns: God's HeavenPart III : The House of God: Temple and Cosmos7. God's in the House: The Temple and the Biblical Cosmos8. Christ's in the House: Jesus and the Biblical CosmosPart IV: Can We Inhabit the Biblical Cosmos?9. How Can We Inhabit the Biblical Cosmos Today?10. The Cosmic Temple Today11. The Biblical Heavens Today12. The Biblical Earth TodayBibliographyScripture Index
