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
Two - Shiloh and the Ruins of Memory
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 two begins a series of three case studies centered on temporalties of ruination expressed in the Hebrew Bible. The focus of this chapter is the ancient site of Shiloh, a settlement destroyed relatively early according to the biblical writers and which remained in ruins for an extended period in time. This study then connects the many biblical references to Shiloh long after its downfall to different modes of remembrance.
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- The Bible Among RuinsTime, Material Remains, and the World of the Biblical Writers, pp. 88 - 145Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023