Critical Spatiality in Genesis 1-11

Download or read book Critical Spatiality in Genesis 1-11 written by Zhenshuai Jiang and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space in the Hebrew Bible is increasingly studied from the perspective of critical spatiality, emphasizing the social and cultural dimension of space, how people experience space, and their creativity in constructing space. Zhenshuai Jiang investigates the discourses on space in Gen 1-11 and discusses the connection between social space and spatial narrative. He deals with various questions in different spatial terms, with a detailed textual analysis of Gen 1-11. How is space constructed in Gen 1-11? To what extent and how is this construction influenced by social and cultural elements? The author describes specifically how space in Gen 1-11 is constructed rhetorically, taking into account historical and social circumstances in which the texts were written.