Introduction; 1. The Mappa Mundi of Queen Kypros; 2. Jubilees 8–9; 3. Luke-Acts; 4. PS-Clementine Recognitions 1.27–71; 5. Theophilus of Antioch; 6. Hippolytus of Rome; 7. Medieval Mappaemundi; Conclusion.
This 2002 book focuses on the pseudepigraphic Book of Jubilees and explores the neglected topic of ancient geographical conceptions.
James M. Scott is Professor of Religious Studies at Trinity Western University, British Columbia. He is author of Adoption as Sons of God (1992), Paul and the Nations (1995), and 2 Corinthians (1998), and is editor of Exile: Old Testament, and Christian Conceptions (1997).
'Scott has made an important contribution to the study of both early Jewish and Christian geographic thought and he has highlighted the importance of geography for the study of Judaism and Christianity. This is an important book and should be read by all those with an interest in either one or both of these religions.' Journal of Jewish Studies '... impressive ...'. The Heythrop Journal
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