The goal of this paper is to explain how certain biblical texts depict the city of Jerusalem as sacred space. The paper should address how the biblical texts relate the physical features of the city to the sacred or mythical aspects of Jerusalem. A large part of the paper should be devoted to explaining how the biblical texts envision the city as an axis mundi (cf. Eliade 1959). As such, the paper should demonstrate a thorough interaction with and grasp of the ideas found in the first chapter of The Sacred and the Profane.
Some of the questions that the paper should address include:
How do the events and images in the following biblical texts illustrate the concepts of hierophany and axis mundi and thereby depict Jerusalem as sacred space: 2 Samuel 24; Psalms 11, 27, 46, 48, Ezekiel 47; Genesis 2–3?
A strong paper will also attempt to explain how these texts draw upon the physical geography of the city, such as mountains, valleys, and water systems, as part of their attempt to depict the temple as the axis mundi.
A strong paper will explain how the biblical texts above illustrate the concepts described in The Sacred and the Profane, chapter 1.hesis writing; Development of analytical writing skills; Critical reading of texts; Descriptive writing skills; Outlining skills to make writing easier; Development of a thesis and topic sentences
Tip: A large part of the evaluation for this paper will depend on how well the paper integrates the concepts from Eliade with the language and imagery in the selected biblical texts.
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