introduction


Land narratives that are diasporic, wild, and counter to empire. The thread is land but the idea of land will look different across different passages: some are specifically about the earth, others are about the land of Israel post-exile, others are about wilderness.
Chapter 1

“...the LORD God formed man from the dust of the earth. He blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7)
Chapter 3

And let them make Me a sanctuary that I might dwell among them (Exodus 25:8)
Chapter 4

…Who made the heavens with wisdom,
His steadfast love is eternal;
Who spread the earth over the water,
His steadfast love is eternal;
Who made the great lights,
His steadfast love is eternal;
the sun to dominate the day,
His steadfast love is eternal;
the moon and the stars to dominate the night,
His steadfast love is eternal… (Psalm 136:5-9)
Chapter 5

For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. (Ruth 1:16)
Chapter 6

“...We will not neglect the House of our God” (Nehemia 10:40)
Chapter 7

And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy…(Genesis 2:3)