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This study examines the background and significance of the sabbath frame around the golden calf episode (Exod 31:12-17; 35:1-3). It does so especially in terms of the OT literature itself, but also recognizes that the OT reflects in complex ways elements of its ANE milieu. The s…

The objective of this dissertation is to explore the meanings, significance, and functions of sacred space developed in the Hebrew Bible. A wide range of categories, models, and geographical forms of biblical sacred space will be presented: the cosmos, Mt. Zion, the Land of Isra…

The present dissertation examines the function and nature of the heavenly sanctuary/temple and its relationship to the earthly counterparts in the major passages of the New Testament (NT) Gospels, Acts, Pauline and General Epistles where the sanctuary/temple motif is found (a to…