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Cities as Gift and Fallen Places, Judgment and Hope: A Biblical Theology of the City

Author: Michael D. Crane

Cities have always been the centerpiece in our conceptions of society. The Bible says a lot about cities past, present, and future that warrants our attention. With well over a thousand uses of the word “city” in the Bible (and even more references to cities by name), the city emerges as a theme running through the biblical meta-narrative. Although a city in the Old Testament looks significantly different than our towering cities of today, there are shared basic components calling us to study the urban theme in the Bible as we examine our cities today. A biblical theology of the city is imperative to understanding how the church engages cities in our day.

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Author: Michael D. Crane

Cities have always been the centerpiece in our conceptions of society. The Bible says a lot about cities past, present, and future that warrants our attention. With well over a thousand uses of the word “city” in the Bible (and even more references to cities by name), the city emerges as a theme running through the biblical meta-narrative. Although a city in the Old Testament looks significantly different than our towering cities of today, there are shared basic components calling us to study the urban theme in the Bible as we examine our cities today. A biblical theology of the city is imperative to understanding how the church engages cities in our day.

Bibliographic reference: Crane, Michael D. “Cities as Gift and Fallen Places, Judgment and Hope: A Biblical Theology of the City.” In Urbanization: Impacts on the Church, Mission and Society Today, edited by Lip Siong Chen and Weng Kit Cheong, 27–46. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Sabah Theological Seminary, 2018.

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Author

Michael D. Crane

Source Type

Book Chapter

Publisher

Sabah Theological Seminary

Language

English

Year Published

2018

Topic

Cities in the Bible

Keywords

Biblical Studies and Cities, Urban History, Urban Theology

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