In the Bible, Zion represents many things of which I'm not entirely sure what the academic opinion is - it is said to be Israel, a mountain, a city, has a Daughter, and other stuff. I imagine it is meant to represent some high spiritual place or level of understanding...or something like that, anyway.
But I don't really know what Zion is, and I will be very bored if all it means is the modern state of Israel (which is what atheistic Zionists hold it to be).
So, what is Zion in the Bible and what does it really mean or represent? What does Zion mean in the theistic/spiritual scape of things? Is it maybe part of some hidden esoteric cosmology, or..?
I have to admit, the Matrix trilogy Zion interests me more than the Biblical one, but hey, I'm shallow...
Anyone know anything about it? Any and all opinions, learned or otherwise, are welcome.
But I don't really know what Zion is, and I will be very bored if all it means is the modern state of Israel (which is what atheistic Zionists hold it to be).
So, what is Zion in the Bible and what does it really mean or represent? What does Zion mean in the theistic/spiritual scape of things? Is it maybe part of some hidden esoteric cosmology, or..?
I have to admit, the Matrix trilogy Zion interests me more than the Biblical one, but hey, I'm shallow...
Anyone know anything about it? Any and all opinions, learned or otherwise, are welcome.