| Description |
1 online resource : maps |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Map of Israel and Environs -- Map of Ethiopia and Environs -- Introduction -- 1 What Was the Ark and What Did It Do? -- The Name(s) of the Ark -- Rost's Ark Narrative and Source Criticism as Reception History -- The Ark in Jerusalem -- 2 The Archaeology of the Ark and Iron Age Religion -- The United and Divided Monarchies: Historical Debates and Archaeological Ambiguities -- Archaeological Analogues for the Ark -- 3 Rethinking the Ark without the Temple: The Ark in Early Synagogues and Churches -- Torah Arks and the Architecture of Ancient Synagogues -- Ancient Commentary on the Ark -- Rabbinic Literature on the Ark -- 4 Medieval Theology: The Ark as Metaphor -- The Ark in Medieval Theology -- The Medieval Ark in Rome -- Our Lady Ark and Byzantine Pilgrimage -- 5 The "Real" Raiders of the Lost Ark: From Jerusalem to Japan -- The Temple Mount and Ancient Jerusalem -- The Parker Expedition's Psychic Quest for the Ark -- Rabbi Getz and the Hidden Tunnels of the Temple Mount -- Ark Expeditions beyond the Temple Mount -- 6 The Ark of Indiana Jones and Other Cinematic Arks -- The Ark as MacGuffin -- The Ark of the Biblical Epics -- 7 Toys and Teaching Tools: Models of the Ark in Communities of Faith and Fandom -- Do We Control Our Objects or Do They Control Us? -- Merchandising Indy's Ark -- Arks for Religious Devotion -- 8 The Romance of Solomon and Sheba: Ethiopian Ark Traditions -- Legend of the Queen of Sheba -- Aksum and Christianity -- Jewish and Christian Cultures in Ethiopia -- 9 Aliens, Radios, and Conspiracies: The Many Arks of Pseudoarchaeology -- The Sign and the Seal -- Secret Treasure Hunts -- The Ark as an Ancient Technology -- Confusing Fact and Fantasy -- Conclusion -- Bibliographic Essay -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Scriptural References -- Subject Index |
| Summary |
Said to have been built by the Israelites to house the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written, the Ark of the Covenant has long captured the popular imagination and is perhaps best known in popular culture as the object sought by Indiana Jones in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. By exploring the different ways people have interpreted and made sense of the Ark of the Covenant from ancient times to the present, 'Readers of the Lost Ark' shows how the Ark has been received, reinterpreted and reimagined from ancient times to the present |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 20, 2025) |
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Ark of the Covenant.
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Ark of the Covenant -- In popular culture
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Ark of the Covenant in art.
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Ark of the Covenant in motion pictures
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Ark of the Covenant in literature
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Ark of the Covenant in popular culture
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Israel & Palestine.
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Middle East.
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Old Testament.
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Biblical Studies.
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RELIGION.
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History.
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Christianity.
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Christian Church.
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Religion & beliefs.
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Religion.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197653913 |
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019765391X |
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9780197653890 |
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0197653898 |
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