Cities of Refuge: An Exploration of Sanctuary and Restorative Culture in the Hebrew Bible

The cities of refuge as detailed in the Deuteronomic witness in the Hebrew Bible have served as the inspiration and model for the practice of providing sanctuary for many throughout the centuries, namely with the most recent Sanctuary movements in the US and the UK in the twentieth and twenty-first...

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Main Author: Reaves, Jayme R. (Author)
Contributors: Berkman, John 1964- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2023
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-31
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NCC Social ethics
NCD Political ethics
Further subjects:B Sanctuary movements
B Deuteronomic law
B biblical ethics
B Sanctuary
B Cities of refuge
B protective hospitality
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Summary:The cities of refuge as detailed in the Deuteronomic witness in the Hebrew Bible have served as the inspiration and model for the practice of providing sanctuary for many throughout the centuries, namely with the most recent Sanctuary movements in the US and the UK in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. And yet, its biblical witness as to its implementation and effectiveness is practically silent. Using methods of biblical studies via liberation hermeneutics and theological ethics from both the Jewish and Christian traditions, the following questions will be explored: What were the cities of refuge? How were they to be set up? What are the theological and ethical questions at play in the biblical witness as to their use? What relevance, if any, do they have for us today?
ISSN:0953-9468
Reference:Kommentar in "A Refuge for Killers? A Problematic for the Contemporary Appropriation of ‘Cities of Refuge’ Texts (2023)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/09539468221131655