TY - BOOK ID - 3259530 TI - Geography and the ascension narrative in Acts AU - Sleeman, Matthew AU - Cambridge University Press PY - 2009 VL - 146 SN - 9780521509626 9780511635540 9781107628311 0511632940 9780511632945 9780511635090 0511635095 0521509629 0511635540 0511699824 1107205964 1107628318 1282336665 9786612336669 0511631731 051163465X 0511634145 PB - Cambridge New York Melbourne Cambridge university press DB - UniCat KW - Space perception in the Bible. KW - Jesus Christ KW - Ascension. KW - Bible. KW - Geography. KW - Theology. KW - Criticism, Narrative. KW - Christ KW - Cristo KW - Jezus Chrystus KW - Jesus Cristo KW - Jesus, KW - Christ, Jesus KW - Yeh-su KW - Masīḥ KW - Khristos KW - Gesù KW - Christo KW - Yeshua KW - Chrystus KW - Gesú Cristo KW - Ježíš KW - Isa, KW - Nabi Isa KW - Isa Al-Masih KW - Al-Masih, Isa KW - Masih, Isa Al KW - -Jesus, KW - Jesucristo KW - Yesu KW - Yeh-su Chi-tu KW - Iēsous KW - Iēsous Christos KW - Iēsous, KW - Kʻristos KW - Hisus Kʻristos KW - Christos KW - Jesuo KW - Yeshuʻa ben Yosef KW - Yeshua ben Yoseph KW - Iisus KW - Iisus Khristos KW - Jeschua ben Joseph KW - Ieso Kriʻste KW - Yesus KW - Kristus KW - ישו KW - ישו הנוצרי KW - ישו הנצרי KW - ישוע KW - ישוע בן יוסף KW - المسيح KW - مسيح KW - يسوع المسيح KW - 耶稣 KW - 耶稣基督 KW - 예수그리스도 KW - Jíizis KW - Yéshoua KW - Iėsu̇s KW - Khrist Iėsu̇s KW - ‏عيسىٰ‏ KW - Acts (Book of the New Testament) KW - Acts of the Apostles KW - Chongdo haengjŏn KW - Sado haengjŏn KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Religion KW - Jesus Christ - Ascension. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3259530 AB - The book of Acts contains a strong geographical component. Yet readings of Acts typically ignore or marginalise geography's contribution to the construction of the narrative's theology. In this book Matthew Sleeman argues that Jesus' ascension into heaven is foundational for establishing the 'spatiality' of Acts, showing that the narrative's understanding of place and space is shaped decisively by Christ's heavenly location. Drawing on recent advances in geographical theory, Sleeman offers a 'spatial' interpretation that expands our vision of how space and place inform the theological impulses of Acts. Presenting a complement to conventional 'temporal' readings of Acts, he sheds new light on the theology of the book, and suggests new ways of reading not only Acts but also other New Testament texts. Sleeman's work combines innovative biblical scholarship with accessible and informative geographical analysis, and is suitable for those with research and teaching interests in human geography or biblical studies. ER -