Divine Substitution
Herring, Phd; Herring, Stephen L
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Hardback. Series: Forschungen Zur Religion Und Literatur Des Alten Und Neuen Testaments. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCG; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Divine Substitution is an investigation of ancient conceptualizations of divine presence. Specifically, this thesis investigates the possibility that the ancient Mesopotamian conceptualization of cultic and royal statues, thought to actually manifest the presence of gods and kings, can likewise be found in ancient Israel. Despite the overly pessimistic view of the later biblical authors, material objects were almost certainly believed to extend and manifest the presence of God in pre-exilic Israel (e.g., standing stones). Likewise, the later polemics against such cultic concepts demonstrate Israel's familiarity with this type of conceptualization. These polemics engaged in the rhetoric of mutilation and destruction ... Read more
Divine Substitution is an investigation of ancient conceptualizations of divine presence. Specifically, this thesis investigates the possibility that the ancient Mesopotamian conceptualization of cultic and royal statues, thought to actually manifest the presence of gods and kings, can likewise be found in ancient Israel. Despite the overly pessimistic view of the later biblical authors, material objects were almost certainly believed to extend and manifest the presence of God in pre-exilic Israel (e.g., standing stones). Likewise, the later polemics against such cultic concepts demonstrate Israel's familiarity with this type of conceptualization. These polemics engaged in the rhetoric of mutilation and destruction ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Series
Forschungen Zur Religion Und Literatur Des Alten Und Neuen Testaments
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525536124
SKU
V9783525536124
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About Herring, Phd; Herring, Stephen L
Dr Stephen Lane Herring is Biblical Hebrew Lector at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
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