This article offers a biblical-theological consideration of sacred space in Scripture, particularly "the ground." It moves from Eden to Abel to Noah to Abraham to the book of Revelation, which likens the church to a garden, land, city, and temple.
This article wants to analyze Galatians 3:1-18 in terms of plot. The author first defines his understanding of plot, followed by a survey of recent studies on Galatians 3. He supplies his own reading of this chapter in terms of "sacred space."
Chapter 1 gives an overview of theological motifs in Genesis 2 and Genesis 3: man as image of God, sacred space, the Garden of Eden, evil, and sin. A text to be noted in particular is Ezekiel 31:8. The chapter ends with questions for further reflection.
