Readers of the Lost Ark
Imagining the Ark of the Covenant from Ancient Times to the Present
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 22 May 2025
- ISBN 9780197653883
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages264 pages
- Size 238x167x22 mm
- Weight 540 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 10 photos, 2 maps 606
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Short description:
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.
MoreLong description:
The sacred chest 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. According to the Bible, the Israelites carried it with them as they wandered in the wilderness and entered the promised land. After the Temple of Solomon was built, the Ark was kept in an inner sanctum where God made his divine presence felt to the Israelites. The Hebrew Bible is unclear about what happened to the Ark after the destruction of the temple and offers vague accounts of its function. Despite (or because of) this ambiguity, the Ark continues to hold an important place in Jewish and Christian tradition, even in its absence, and has led to much popular speculation. Widely imagined and re-imagined, it is perhaps today best known in popular culture as the object sought by Indiana Jones in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
In Readers of the Lost Ark Kevin McGeough explores the different ways people have interpreted and made sense of the Ark from ancient times to the present, in biblical literature, theological discourse, art, popular film, travel souvenirs, toys, faith-healing events, and alternative histories. The book recounts stories of people who have sought to find the Ark of the Covenant and examines how the Ark takes on new meanings in Europe, North America, East Asia, Ethiopia, and the modern Middle East.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
What Was the Ark and What Did It Do?
The Archaeology of the Ark and Iron Age Religion
Rethinking the Ark without the Temple: The Ark in Early Synagogues and Churches
Medieval Theology: The Ark as Metaphor
The "Real" Raiders of the Lost Ark: From Jerusalem to Japan
The Ark of Indiana Jones and Other Cinematic Arks
Toys and Teaching Tools: Models of the Ark in Communities of Faith and Fandom
The Romance of Solomon and Sheba: Ethiopian Ark Traditions
Aliens, Radios, and Conspiracies: The Many Arks of Pseudoarchaeology
Conclusion
